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

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Peak · girls
2024 · 3,737 births
Debut · girls
54 births
In top 100 · girls
10 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
80,812
since 1880

Adeline over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201932girlsat peak
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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
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#593,864—
2024#583,737—
2023#713,091—
2022#922,825—
2021#942,770—
2020#992,719—
2019#913,078—
2018#783,491—
2017#643,937—
2016#634,120#10,7446
2015#1352,413—
2014#2201,531—
2013#2331,377#12,1365
2012#2391,343—
2011#2881,103—
2010#323990—
2009#352922—
2008#363910—
2007#389840—
2006#467676—
2005#552521—
2004#588480—
2003#658403—
2002#690364—
2001#745321—
2000#805282—
1999#925228—
1998#1,074181—
1997#1,148162—
1996#1,337127—
1995#1,482107—
1994#1,55799—
1993#1,86576—
1992#1,94771—
1991#1,89474—
1990#2,28955—
1989#1,83472—
1988#2,05157—
1987#2,06553—
1986#2,19547—
1985#2,04852—
1984#2,47038—
1983#2,36040—
1982#2,49238—
1981#1,98553—
1980#2,27843—
1979#2,67133—
1978#2,26940—
1977#2,60632—
1976#3,09523—
1975#1,98644—
1974#2,02941—
1973#2,30933—
1972#2,45129—
1971#2,37532—
1970#2,01741—
1969#2,13435—
1968#1,99936—
1967#1,84840—
1966#1,54852—
1965#1,67245—
1964#1,47059—
1963#1,37265—
1962#1,35966—
1961#1,42861—
1960#1,28673—
1959#1,29968—
1958#1,15784—
1957#1,30166—
1956#1,06692—
1955#1,13078—
1954#1,02092—
1953#1,00192—
1952#849117—
1951#882104—
1950#824112—
1949#763128—
1948#730134—
1947#687150—
1946#621163—
1945#623136—
1944#556171—
1943#573174—
1942#563172—
1941#505189—
1940#474202—
1939#455214—
1938#434238—
1937#413245—
1936#391264—
1935#376283—
1934#348326—
1933#325371—
1932#290464—
1931#281490—
1930#268555—
1929#256614—
1928#232721#4,1515
1927#223806—
1926#205944—
1925#1991,022—
1924#1911,142—
1923#1951,077—
1922#1931,085#4,3075
1921#1771,246#4,3225
1920#1761,260—
1919#1721,261—
1918#1691,301—
1917#1631,234—
1916#1661,168—
1915#1671,097—
1914#166878—
1913#173668—
1912#172570—
1911#176413—
1910#172395—
1909#173345—
1908#172346—
1907#177315—
1906#188264—
1905#199236—
1904#185259—
1903#200212—
1902#188240—
1901#208192—
1900#202237—
1899#196200—
1898#201213—
1897#211172—
1896#203187—
1895#202180—
1894#201174—
1893#217141—
1892#209148—
1891#202132—
1890#195150—
1889#184154—
1888#197128—
1887#200103—
1886#21485—
1885#20886—
1884#166112—
1883#18482—
1882#19770—
1881#19658—
1880#20854—
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 1932

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedAKMaine: #202 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,284 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #131 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 573 girlsNDMinnesota: #100 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 450 girlsMNIllinois: #179 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,232 girlsILWisconsin: #89 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 418 girlsWIMichigan: #295 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,059 girlsMINew York: #192 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,398 girlsNYMassachusetts: #181 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,760 girlsMARhode Island: #125 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 637 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #145 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 670 girlsSDIowa: #285 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,963 girlsIAIndiana: #367 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,555 girlsINOhio: #303 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,516 girlsOHPennsylvania: #215 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,810 girlsPANew Jersey: #205 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,662 girlsNJConnecticut: #173 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsCTCalifornia: #221 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,426 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedUTColorado: #226 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,311 girlsCONebraska: #208 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,455 girlsNEMissouri: #447 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,530 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedWVVirginia: #387 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,905 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #284 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,615 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedGAHawaii: #119 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 418 girlsHITexas: #667 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,032 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wisconsin#89 · 1 in 418
  2. Minnesota#100 · 1 in 450
  3. Hawaii#119 · 1 in 418
  4. Rhode Island#125 · 1 in 637
  5. North Dakota#131 · 1 in 573

Best ever in a state: #12 in Alaska, 2017.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#89551 in 418
Minnesota#100431 in 450
Hawaii#11981 in 418
Rhode Island#12571 in 637
North Dakota#131101 in 573
South Dakota#14581 in 670
Connecticut#17381 in 1,255
Illinois#179411 in 1,232
Massachusetts#181171 in 1,760
New York#192631 in 1,398
Maine#20251 in 1,284
New Jersey#205161 in 1,662
Nebraska#20871 in 1,455
Pennsylvania#215411 in 1,810
California#221241 in 1,426
Colorado#22661 in 1,311
Louisiana#284131 in 1,615
Iowa#28561 in 2,963
Michigan#295121 in 3,059
Ohio#303131 in 3,516
Indiana#36751 in 4,555
Virginia#38751 in 4,905
Missouri#44751 in 5,530
Texas#66781 in 7,032
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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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s932#166 (1884)#195
1890s1,697#195 (1890)#204
1900s2,646#172 (1908)#189
1910s8,985#163 (1917)#170
1920s9,917#176 (1920)#205
1930s3,450#268 (1930)#358
1940s1,619#474 (1940)#610
1950s905#824 (1950)#1,053
1960s532#1,286 (1960)#1,612
1970s348#1,986 (1975)#2,381
1980s493#1,834 (1989)#2,178
1990s1,180#925 (1999)#1,552
2000s5,719#352 (2009)#561
2010s23,383#63 (2016)#173
2020s19,006#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 1932

girls
#290
464 births · 1 in 2,300 girls

Top girls' names in 1932

  1. #1Mary59,883
  2. #2Betty34,420
  3. #3Barbara26,318
  4. #4Dorothy24,974
  5. #5Joan21,044
  6. #6Patricia17,992
  7. #7Margaret16,556
  8. #8Helen16,376
  9. #9Shirley14,476
  10. #10Doris12,910
  11. #290Adeline464
More about 1932

girls

1,067,148 girls got a published name in 1932; 1 in 2,300 of them was named Adeline, which outranked 94.3% of the 5,098 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adeline
  1. #287Cecilia468
  2. #287Nelda468
  3. #289Jewell467
  4. #290Adeline464
  5. #291Lottie462
  6. #292Clarice460
  7. #293Lee457
Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dian#1,876 → #913
  2. ↑ 519Carleen#1,394 → #875
  3. ↑ 357Jimmy#1,336 → #979
  4. ↑ 347Letty#1,287 → #940
  5. ↑ 340Letitia#1,148 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 350Blossom#970 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 332Luetta#844 → #1,176
  3. ↓ 305Roy#887 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 289Sofia#887 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 282Joretta#463 → #745

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1932 →