Adaline
Adaline is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Adaline
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adaline is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Adaline
The earliest SSA record of Adaline as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 23 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 1,880 newborns named Adaline — #172 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Adalines. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #181 among baby girl names with 1,699 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). In total, more than 21K Adalines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Adaline
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Adaline. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Where is Adaline most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States29%
- CM18%
- MU18%
- NA18%
- New Zealand18%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Adaline
Phonetically similar names — useful when Adaline is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Adaline
Adaline is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Adaline's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #172. Use the chart and map above to compare Adaline's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.