Fun Facts About the Name Adeline
- A newer favorite: Adeline first entered the U.S. top 100 in 2016 and stayed there through 2025 - a run of 10 consecutive years.
- More than 80 thousand babies named Adeline: U.S. records list 80,815 babies given the name Adeline from 1880 through 2025. Even 26 boys received the name Adeline - about 1 boy for every 3,107 girls.
What Does the Name Adeline Mean?
Adeline is a French feminine name whose root is Germanic. Its established meaning is "noble" or "nobility." The name is a diminutive of Adèle, formed with the French feminine ending -ine. Adèle comes from a Germanic name based on the element adal, meaning "noble," which also appears in Adela, Adelaide, and Ada. The literal root refers to noble status or noble descent; the diminutive ending can be read as "little noble" or "noble one," but the customary meaning is simply "noble." The same Germanic element is found in Old High German adal and Old English æþel.
Adeline Name History & Origins
Adeline developed in France as a diminutive of Adèle. The Germanic element adal entered French through the Frankish and other Germanic peoples who settled in what became France, and names built on it were common in the medieval period. In Normandy and northern France, forms such as Adeline and Adelina are found in the 11th and 12th centuries. A notable early bearer was Adeline de Meulan, an 11th-century noblewoman who married Roger de Beaumont. After the Norman Conquest of 1066, French names of this kind - such as Adela and Adeliza - were carried to England, where they joined existing Old English names based on the related element æþel.
In the 18th century, Adeline appeared in English literature: Ann Radcliffe's novel The Romance of the Forest (1791) gives the name to its heroine. This literary use is later than the medieval French and Norman records and does not mark the name's origin. Related forms include Adaline and Adelina, which share the same Germanic root.
How Popular is the Name Adeline?
Adeline recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2016. Adeline entered the top 100 U.S. girl names in 2016.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #59 | 3,864 | 0.2404% |
| 2024 | #58 | 3,723 | 0.2308% |
| 2023 | #71 | 3,088 | 0.1927% |
| 2022 | #92 | 2,825 | 0.1724% |
| 2021 | #94 | 2,770 | 0.1689% |
| 2020 | #99 | 2,719 | 0.1683% |
| 2019 | #91 | 3,077 | 0.1834% |
| 2018 | #78 | 3,490 | 0.2052% |
| 2017 | #64 | 3,937 | 0.2281% |
| 2016 | #63 | 4,119 | 0.2325% |
| 2015 | #135 | 2,412 | 0.1352% |
| 2014 | #220 | 1,530 | 0.0857% |
| 2013 | #233 | 1,377 | 0.0785% |
| 2012 | #239 | 1,343 | 0.0763% |
| 2011 | #288 | 1,103 | 0.0627% |
| 2010 | #323 | 990 | 0.0557% |
| 2009 | #352 | 922 | 0.0502% |
| 2008 | #363 | 910 | 0.0481% |
| 2007 | #389 | 840 | 0.0437% |
| 2006 | #467 | 676 | 0.0356% |
| 2005 | #552 | 521 | 0.0282% |
| 2004 | #588 | 480 | 0.0261% |
| 2003 | #658 | 403 | 0.0221% |
| 2002 | #690 | 364 | 0.0203% |
| 2001 | #745 | 321 | 0.0178% |
| 2000 | #805 | 282 | 0.0155% |
| 1999 | #924 | 228 | 0.0129% |
| 1998 | #1,074 | 181 | 0.0102% |
| 1997 | #1,148 | 162 | 0.0093% |
| 1996 | #1,337 | 127 | 0.0072% |
| 1995 | #1,482 | 107 | 0.0061% |
| 1994 | #1,557 | 99 | 0.0055% |
| 1993 | #1,865 | 76 | 0.0042% |
| 1992 | #1,948 | 71 | 0.0039% |
| 1991 | #1,894 | 74 | 0.0039% |
| 1990 | #2,289 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 1989 | #1,834 | 72 | 0.0039% |
| 1988 | #2,052 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 1987 | #2,065 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 1986 | #2,195 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 1985 | #2,048 | 52 | 0.0030% |
| 1984 | #2,470 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 1983 | #2,360 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 1982 | #2,492 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 1981 | #1,985 | 53 | 0.0032% |
| 1980 | #2,278 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 1979 | #2,673 | 33 | 0.0021% |
| 1978 | #2,269 | 40 | 0.0026% |
| 1977 | #2,604 | 32 | 0.0021% |
| 1976 | #3,095 | 23 | 0.0016% |
| 1975 | #1,988 | 44 | 0.0030% |
| 1974 | #2,028 | 41 | 0.0028% |
| 1973 | #2,309 | 33 | 0.0023% |
| 1972 | #2,450 | 29 | 0.0019% |
| 1971 | #2,375 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1970 | #2,016 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1969 | #2,134 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 1968 | #1,999 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 1967 | #1,848 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 1966 | #1,548 | 52 | 0.0031% |
| 1965 | #1,672 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1964 | #1,470 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 1963 | #1,372 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 1962 | #1,359 | 66 | 0.0034% |
| 1961 | #1,429 | 61 | 0.0030% |
| 1960 | #1,286 | 73 | 0.0036% |
| 1959 | #1,299 | 68 | 0.0034% |
| 1958 | #1,157 | 84 | 0.0042% |
| 1957 | #1,301 | 66 | 0.0032% |
| 1956 | #1,065 | 92 | 0.0046% |
| 1955 | #1,130 | 78 | 0.0040% |
| 1954 | #1,020 | 92 | 0.0047% |
| 1953 | #1,001 | 92 | 0.0049% |
| 1952 | #849 | 117 | 0.0063% |
| 1951 | #882 | 104 | 0.0058% |
| 1950 | #825 | 112 | 0.0065% |
| 1949 | #763 | 128 | 0.0075% |
| 1948 | #730 | 134 | 0.0079% |
| 1947 | #687 | 150 | 0.0085% |
| 1946 | #623 | 162 | 0.0103% |
| 1945 | #623 | 136 | 0.0104% |
| 1944 | #556 | 171 | 0.0129% |
| 1943 | #573 | 174 | 0.0125% |
| 1942 | #563 | 172 | 0.0127% |
| 1941 | #505 | 189 | 0.0156% |
| 1940 | #474 | 202 | 0.0177% |
| 1939 | #455 | 214 | 0.0195% |
| 1938 | #434 | 238 | 0.0216% |
| 1937 | #413 | 245 | 0.0230% |
| 1936 | #391 | 264 | 0.0254% |
| 1935 | #376 | 283 | 0.0270% |
| 1934 | #348 | 326 | 0.0312% |
| 1933 | #325 | 371 | 0.0368% |
| 1932 | #290 | 464 | 0.0435% |
| 1931 | #281 | 490 | 0.0460% |
| 1930 | #268 | 555 | 0.0493% |
| 1929 | #256 | 614 | 0.0550% |
| 1928 | #232 | 721 | 0.0625% |
| 1927 | #223 | 806 | 0.0676% |
| 1926 | #205 | 944 | 0.0796% |
| 1925 | #199 | 1,022 | 0.0840% |
| 1924 | #191 | 1,142 | 0.0914% |
| 1923 | #195 | 1,077 | 0.0893% |
| 1922 | #193 | 1,085 | 0.0903% |
| 1921 | #177 | 1,246 | 0.1010% |
| 1920 | #176 | 1,260 | 0.1051% |
| 1919 | #172 | 1,261 | 0.1116% |
| 1918 | #169 | 1,301 | 0.1124% |
| 1917 | #163 | 1,234 | 0.1141% |
| 1916 | #166 | 1,168 | 0.1118% |
| 1915 | #167 | 1,097 | 0.1115% |
| 1914 | #166 | 878 | 0.1153% |
| 1913 | #173 | 668 | 0.1070% |
| 1912 | #172 | 570 | 0.1021% |
| 1911 | #176 | 413 | 0.0987% |
| 1910 | #172 | 395 | 0.0996% |
| 1909 | #173 | 345 | 0.0994% |
| 1908 | #172 | 346 | 0.1035% |
| 1907 | #177 | 315 | 0.0989% |
| 1906 | #188 | 264 | 0.0894% |
| 1905 | #199 | 236 | 0.0809% |
| 1904 | #185 | 259 | 0.0941% |
| 1903 | #200 | 212 | 0.0809% |
| 1902 | #188 | 240 | 0.0909% |
| 1901 | #208 | 192 | 0.0802% |
| 1900 | #202 | 237 | 0.0791% |
| 1899 | #196 | 200 | 0.0858% |
| 1898 | #201 | 213 | 0.0823% |
| 1897 | #211 | 172 | 0.0734% |
| 1896 | #203 | 187 | 0.0786% |
| 1895 | #202 | 180 | 0.0770% |
| 1894 | #201 | 174 | 0.0781% |
| 1893 | #217 | 141 | 0.0662% |
| 1892 | #209 | 148 | 0.0697% |
| 1891 | #202 | 132 | 0.0712% |
| 1890 | #195 | 150 | 0.0788% |
| 1889 | #184 | 154 | 0.0863% |
| 1888 | #197 | 128 | 0.0717% |
| 1887 | #200 | 103 | 0.0706% |
| 1886 | #214 | 85 | 0.0588% |
| 1885 | #208 | 86 | 0.0646% |
| 1884 | #166 | 112 | 0.0868% |
| 1883 | #184 | 82 | 0.0730% |
| 1882 | #197 | 70 | 0.0649% |
| 1881 | #196 | 58 | 0.0631% |
| 1880 | #208 | 54 | 0.0593% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #10,775 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #12,164 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1928 | #4,154 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #4,310 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #4,327 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Adeline Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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