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Adeline

Gender
Girl
Say it
AD-e-leen
Origin
Germanic
UK rank, 2025
#227 for girls
US rank, 2025
#59 for girls

Adeline is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “noble”. In 2025 it ranked 227th for girls in the UK (231 babies) and 59th for girls in the US (3,864 babies).

What does Adeline mean?

Germanic: via French, as a diminutive of Adele

“noble”

A medieval diminutive of Adele brought to England by the Normans and revived in the 19th century.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Adeline a girl's or a boy's name?

Adeline is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 231 girls in the UK and 3,864 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Adeline in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#227among girls
Babies in 2025
231about 1 in 1,200 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 53% in five years
Same name in a class
1.2%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 231 girls in the UK were named Adeline, making it the 227th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 399th.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Adeline of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.

Half of all the girls named Adeline in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 338 girls in the UK were given Adeline or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #188, up from #227 for this spelling alone.

Among girls in 2025, it was 222nd in England and Wales, 301st in Scotland and 191st in Northern Ireland.

1997Busiest: 231 in 20252025
Adeline in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025231#227
2024209#254
2023175#285
2022148#328
2021148#351
2020121#399
2019155#331
2018126#390
2017129#389
201678#591
201567#663
201423#1,452
201322#1,505
201219#1,681
201121#1,518
201015#1,912
200910#2,478
20089#2,663
200710#2,354
200611#2,119
20055#3,543
20044#3,916
20035#3,233
20026#2,691
20018#2,150
20007#2,304
19996#2,559
19983#4,026
19976#2,552

How popular is Adeline in the US?

Rank in 2025
#59among girls
Babies in 2025
3,864about 1 in 420 girls
Five-year trend
Steadyup 15% in five years
Same name in a class
3.3%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 3,864 girls in the US were named Adeline, making it the 59th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 99th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 4,120 girls.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had more girls named Adeline than any year since 2017.

Half of all the girls named Adeline in the US since 1880 were born between 1925 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 5,371 girls in the US were given Adeline or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #44, up from #59 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 4,120 in 20162025
Adeline in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20253,864#59
20243,737#58
20233,091#71
20222,825#92
20212,770#94
20202,719#99
20193,078#91
20183,491#78
20173,937#64
20164,120#63
20152,413#135
20141,531#220
20131,377#233
20121,343#239
20111,103#288
2010990#323
2009922#352
2008910#363
2007840#389
2006676#467
2005521#552
2004480#588
2003403#658
2002364#690
2001321#745
2000282#805
1999228#923
1998181#1,073
1997162#1,146
1996127#1,335
1995107#1,479
199499#1,553
199376#1,861
199271#1,942
199174#1,888
199055#2,284
198972#1,830
198857#2,046
198753#2,064
198647#2,194
198552#2,047
198438#2,469
198340#2,359
198238#2,492
198153#1,985
198043#2,278
197933#2,671
197840#2,269
197732#2,606
197623#3,094
197544#1,986
197441#2,029
197333#2,309
197229#2,451
197132#2,375
197041#2,017
196935#2,134
196836#1,999
196740#1,848
196652#1,548
196545#1,672
196459#1,470
196365#1,372
196266#1,359
196161#1,427
196073#1,285
195968#1,298
195884#1,156
195766#1,300
195692#1,065
195578#1,129
195492#1,019
195392#1,000
1952117#848
1951104#881
1950112#823
1949128#762
1948134#729
1947150#687
1946163#621
1945136#623
1944171#556
1943174#573
1942172#563
1941189#505
1940202#474
1939214#455
1938238#434
1937245#413
1936264#391
1935283#376
1934326#348
1933371#325
1932464#290
1931490#281
1930555#268
1929614#256
1928721#232
1927806#223
1926944#205
19251,022#199
19241,142#191
19231,077#195
19221,085#193
19211,246#177
19201,260#176
19191,261#172
19181,301#169
19171,234#163
19161,168#166
19151,097#167
1914878#166
1913668#173
1912570#172
1911413#176
1910395#172
1909345#173
1908346#172
1907315#177
1906264#188
1905236#199
1904259#185
1903212#200
1902240#188
1901192#208
1900237#202
1899200#196
1898213#201
1897172#211
1896187#203
1895180#202
1894174#201
1893141#217
1892148#209
1891132#202
1890150#195
1889154#184
1888128#197
1887103#200
188685#214
188586#208
1884112#166
188382#184
188270#197
188158#196
188054#208

Nicknames for Adeline

Names like Adeline

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Annabelle Eloise Clementine Olive Ada Elodie Isabelle Phoebe Matilda Hattie Aurelia Violet

Other spellings of Adeline

Adaline Addeline Addaline Adalene Adelinne

Names related to Adeline

Adelina Adelyn Adelynn Adelaine Adeleine Adalin Adilene Adelyne Adelin

More Germanic names

Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Louie Miles Alice

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Adeline: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adeline, updated 20 October 2026.