Adeline
#59 for girls in 2025, 3,864 births · Last seen for boys in 2016 at #10,744
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2024 · 3,737 births
- Debut · girls
- 54 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 80,812since 1880
Adeline over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #59 | 3,864 | — | |
| 2024 | #58 | 3,737 | — | |
| 2023 | #71 | 3,091 | — | |
| 2022 | #92 | 2,825 | — | |
| 2021 | #94 | 2,770 | — | |
| 2020 | #99 | 2,719 | — | |
| 2019 | #91 | 3,078 | — | |
| 2018 | #78 | 3,491 | — | |
| 2017 | #64 | 3,937 | — | |
| 2016 | #63 | 4,120 | #10,744 | 6 |
| 2015 | #135 | 2,413 | — | |
| 2014 | #220 | 1,531 | — | |
| 2013 | #233 | 1,377 | #12,136 | 5 |
| 2012 | #239 | 1,343 | — | |
| 2011 | #288 | 1,103 | — | |
| 2010 | #323 | 990 | — | |
| 2009 | #352 | 922 | — | |
| 2008 | #363 | 910 | — | |
| 2007 | #389 | 840 | — | |
| 2006 | #467 | 676 | — | |
| 2005 | #552 | 521 | — | |
| 2004 | #588 | 480 | — | |
| 2003 | #658 | 403 | — | |
| 2002 | #690 | 364 | — | |
| 2001 | #745 | 321 | — | |
| 2000 | #805 | 282 | — | |
| 1999 | #925 | 228 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,074 | 181 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,148 | 162 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,337 | 127 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,482 | 107 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,557 | 99 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,865 | 76 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,947 | 71 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,894 | 74 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,289 | 55 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,834 | 72 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,051 | 57 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,065 | 53 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,195 | 47 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,048 | 52 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,470 | 38 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,360 | 40 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,492 | 38 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,985 | 53 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,278 | 43 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,671 | 33 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,269 | 40 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,606 | 32 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,095 | 23 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,986 | 44 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,029 | 41 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,309 | 33 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,451 | 29 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,375 | 32 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,017 | 41 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,134 | 35 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,999 | 36 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,848 | 40 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,548 | 52 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,672 | 45 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,470 | 59 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,372 | 65 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,359 | 66 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,428 | 61 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,286 | 73 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,299 | 68 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,157 | 84 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,301 | 66 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,066 | 92 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,130 | 78 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,020 | 92 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,001 | 92 | — | |
| 1952 | #849 | 117 | — | |
| 1951 | #882 | 104 | — | |
| 1950 | #824 | 112 | — | |
| 1949 | #763 | 128 | — | |
| 1948 | #730 | 134 | — | |
| 1947 | #687 | 150 | — | |
| 1946 | #621 | 163 | — | |
| 1945 | #623 | 136 | — | |
| 1944 | #556 | 171 | — | |
| 1943 | #573 | 174 | — | |
| 1942 | #563 | 172 | — | |
| 1941 | #505 | 189 | — | |
| 1940 | #474 | 202 | — | |
| 1939 | #455 | 214 | — | |
| 1938 | #434 | 238 | — | |
| 1937 | #413 | 245 | — | |
| 1936 | #391 | 264 | — | |
| 1935 | #376 | 283 | — | |
| 1934 | #348 | 326 | — | |
| 1933 | #325 | 371 | — | |
| 1932 | #290 | 464 | — | |
| 1931 | #281 | 490 | — | |
| 1930 | #268 | 555 | — | |
| 1929 | #256 | 614 | — | |
| 1928 | #232 | 721 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #223 | 806 | — | |
| 1926 | #205 | 944 | — | |
| 1925 | #199 | 1,022 | — | |
| 1924 | #191 | 1,142 | — | |
| 1923 | #195 | 1,077 | — | |
| 1922 | #193 | 1,085 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #177 | 1,246 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1920 | #176 | 1,260 | — | |
| 1919 | #172 | 1,261 | — | |
| 1918 | #169 | 1,301 | — | |
| 1917 | #163 | 1,234 | — | |
| 1916 | #166 | 1,168 | — | |
| 1915 | #167 | 1,097 | — | |
| 1914 | #166 | 878 | — | |
| 1913 | #173 | 668 | — | |
| 1912 | #172 | 570 | — | |
| 1911 | #176 | 413 | — | |
| 1910 | #172 | 395 | — | |
| 1909 | #173 | 345 | — | |
| 1908 | #172 | 346 | — | |
| 1907 | #177 | 315 | — | |
| 1906 | #188 | 264 | — | |
| 1905 | #199 | 236 | — | |
| 1904 | #185 | 259 | — | |
| 1903 | #200 | 212 | — | |
| 1902 | #188 | 240 | — | |
| 1901 | #208 | 192 | — | |
| 1900 | #202 | 237 | — | |
| 1899 | #196 | 200 | — | |
| 1898 | #201 | 213 | — | |
| 1897 | #211 | 172 | — | |
| 1896 | #203 | 187 | — | |
| 1895 | #202 | 180 | — | |
| 1894 | #201 | 174 | — | |
| 1893 | #217 | 141 | — | |
| 1892 | #209 | 148 | — | |
| 1891 | #202 | 132 | — | |
| 1890 | #195 | 150 | — | |
| 1889 | #184 | 154 | — | |
| 1888 | #197 | 128 | — | |
| 1887 | #200 | 103 | — | |
| 1886 | #214 | 85 | — | |
| 1885 | #208 | 86 | — | |
| 1884 | #166 | 112 | — | |
| 1883 | #184 | 82 | — | |
| 1882 | #197 | 70 | — | |
| 1881 | #196 | 58 | — | |
| 1880 | #208 | 54 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Adeline was already there! It came in at #208, and was given to 54 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1976–1977, when fewer than 33 girls a year got the name.
Where Adeline is popular in 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- North Dakota#51 · 1 in 174
- Minnesota#73 · 1 in 285
- Wisconsin#78 · 1 in 316
- Illinois#106 · 1 in 527
- South Dakota#108 · 1 in 421
Best ever in a state: #12 in Alaska, 2017.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #51 | 36 | 1 in 174 |
| Minnesota | #73 | 76 | 1 in 285 |
| Wisconsin | #78 | 75 | 1 in 316 |
| Illinois | #106 | 113 | 1 in 527 |
| South Dakota | #108 | 14 | 1 in 421 |
| Nebraska | #123 | 20 | 1 in 566 |
| New Mexico | #129 | 9 | 1 in 439 |
| Massachusetts | #134 | 46 | 1 in 754 |
| Arizona | #138 | 8 | 1 in 485 |
| Rhode Island | #142 | 7 | 1 in 777 |
| Connecticut | #144 | 17 | 1 in 716 |
| New York | #144 | 126 | 1 in 782 |
| Michigan | #148 | 45 | 1 in 910 |
| Indiana | #162 | 28 | 1 in 933 |
| New Jersey | #162 | 30 | 1 in 1,016 |
| Pennsylvania | #179 | 73 | 1 in 1,254 |
| Kansas | #191 | 14 | 1 in 1,092 |
| California | #200 | 33 | 1 in 1,095 |
| Maine | #200 | 6 | 1 in 1,082 |
| Ohio | #212 | 32 | 1 in 1,698 |
| Colorado | #227 | 6 | 1 in 1,383 |
| Washington | #248 | 5 | 1 in 1,909 |
| Iowa | #265 | 9 | 1 in 2,208 |
| Missouri | #328 | 10 | 1 in 3,026 |
| Kentucky | #334 | 10 | 1 in 2,851 |
| Virginia | #359 | 7 | 1 in 3,720 |
| Louisiana | #362 | 9 | 1 in 2,647 |
| South Carolina | #364 | 6 | 1 in 3,656 |
| West Virginia | #402 | 5 | 1 in 3,992 |
| Tennessee | #437 | 6 | 1 in 4,526 |
| Texas | #452 | 19 | 1 in 3,147 |
| Oklahoma | #497 | 5 | 1 in 5,003 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Adeline
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 1 spot since 2024 (#58 → #59)
- 40 spots since 2020 (#99 → #59)
- 76 spots since 2015 (#135 → #59)
- Biggest jump: 149 spots in 1999 (#1,074 → #925)
- Biggest drop: 152 spots in 1953 (#849 → #1,001)
Rise & fade · girls
144 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2024 at #58 (3,737 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 10 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 2016–2025
- Top 1,000: 100 yrs · run 1880–1952
Share of babies · girls
1 in 416
- Highest: 1 in 416 girls born in 2025 were named Adeline (0.24%)
- Its best rank, #58 in 2024, was only 1 in 434 (0.23%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 28.9% of all girls named Adeline (23,383) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #163 (1917) → #3,095 (1976) → #58 (2024)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 932 | #166 (1884) | #195 |
| 1890s | 1,697 | #195 (1890) | #204 |
| 1900s | 2,646 | #172 (1908) | #189 |
| 1910s | 8,985 | #163 (1917) | #170 |
| 1920s | 9,917 | #176 (1920) | #205 |
| 1930s | 3,450 | #268 (1930) | #358 |
| 1940s | 1,619 | #474 (1940) | #610 |
| 1950s | 905 | #824 (1950) | #1,053 |
| 1960s | 532 | #1,286 (1960) | #1,612 |
| 1970s | 348 | #1,986 (1975) | #2,381 |
| 1980s | 493 | #1,834 (1989) | #2,178 |
| 1990s | 1,180 | #925 (1999) | #1,552 |
| 2000s | 5,719 | #352 (2009) | #561 |
| 2010s | 23,383 | #63 (2016) | #173 |
| 2020s | 19,006 | #58 (2024) | #79 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Adeline in 1926
girls
#205
944 births · 1 in 1,256 girls
Top girls' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,256 of them was named Adeline, which outranked 96.4% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Adeline
- #202Carmen956
- #203Sophie953
- #204Colleen945
- #205Adeline944
- #205Joanne944
- #207Jeannette920
- #208Melba918
- #209Fern912
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.