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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201914girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1914

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedAKMaine: #151 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 673 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: #91 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 351 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #56 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 174 girlsNDMinnesota: #58 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 216 girlsMNIllinois: #78 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 326 girlsILWisconsin: #46 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 178 girlsWIMichigan: #136 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 656 girlsMINew York: #144 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 764 girlsNYMassachusetts: #127 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 645 girlsMARhode Island: #65 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 273 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: #98 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 352 girlsSDIowa: #179 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,004 girlsIAIndiana: #316 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,159 girlsINOhio: #141 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 806 girlsOHPennsylvania: #137 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 858 girlsPANew Jersey: #145 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 872 girlsNJConnecticut: #64 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 275 girlsCTCalifornia: #126 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 553 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedUTColorado: #151 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 735 girlsCONebraska: #132 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 614 girlsNEMissouri: #238 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,602 girlsMOKentucky: #373 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,453 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedWVVirginia: #281 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,613 girlsVAMaryland: #184 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,317 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedDEArizona: #72 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 240 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedNMKansas: #182 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,025 girlsKSArkansas: 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: #296 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,533 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #379 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,679 girlsOKLouisiana: #196 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 951 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedMSAlabama: #284 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,016 girlsALGeorgia: #407 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,173 girlsGAHawaii: #80 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 238 girlsHITexas: #419 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,720 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Adeline, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wisconsin#46 · 1 in 178
  2. North Dakota#56 · 1 in 174
  3. Minnesota#58 · 1 in 216
  4. Connecticut#64 · 1 in 275
  5. Rhode Island#65 · 1 in 273

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#46811 in 178
North Dakota#56251 in 174
Minnesota#58611 in 216
Connecticut#64351 in 275
Rhode Island#65141 in 273
Arizona#7261 in 240
Illinois#781201 in 326
Hawaii#8051 in 238
Montana#9181 in 351
South Dakota#98101 in 352
California#126251 in 553
Massachusetts#127431 in 645
Nebraska#132121 in 614
Michigan#136281 in 656
Pennsylvania#137771 in 858
Ohio#141411 in 806
New York#144961 in 764
New Jersey#145231 in 872
Colorado#15161 in 735
Maine#15171 in 673
Iowa#179131 in 1,004
Kansas#18291 in 1,025
Maryland#18471 in 1,317
Louisiana#196151 in 951
Missouri#238121 in 1,602
Virginia#28171 in 2,613
Alabama#284101 in 2,016
South Carolina#29661 in 2,533
Indiana#31651 in 3,159
Kentucky#37351 in 3,453
Oklahoma#37951 in 2,679
Georgia#40761 in 4,173
Texas#419131 in 2,720
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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 1914

girls
#166
878 births · 1 in 867 girls

Top girls' names in 1914

  1. #1Mary45,346
  2. #2Helen23,221
  3. #3Dorothy18,782
  4. #4Margaret17,763
  5. #5Ruth15,839
  6. #6Anna11,865
  7. #7Mildred11,649
  8. #8Elizabeth11,367
  9. #9Frances9,677
  10. #10Marie8,829
  11. #166Adeline878
More about 1914

girls

761,581 girls got a published name in 1914; 1 in 867 of them was named Adeline, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,206 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adeline
  1. #163Janet883
  2. #164Wanda881
  3. #165Della879
  4. #166Adeline878
  5. #167Katie861
  6. #168Lydia839
  7. #169Carolyn835
Biggest movers since 1913
Risers
  1. 589Rilla#1,358#769
  2. 587Venita#1,465#878
  3. 509Orene#1,465#956
  4. 486Vonnie#1,405#919
  5. 463Kathlyn#1,020#557
Fallers
  1. 837Christena#981#1,818
  2. 642Tiny#961#1,603
  3. 504Dominga#881#1,385
  4. 504Florrie#881#1,385
  5. 419Veola#925#1,344

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

See the top 100 for 1914