The first name Adalyn
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Rare non-standard variant of Adeline with -lyn. Can also be construed as Ada + -lyn.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 50 girls were named Adalyn, making it the 733rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 63 births (#606).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Adalyn with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Adalyn at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,192 girls born in the United States were named Adalyn, the 260th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 2,456 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Adalyn mean?
- Rare non-standard variant of Adeline with -lyn. Can also be construed as Ada + -lyn.
- How popular is the name Adalyn?
- In 2025, 50 girls born in England and Wales were named Adalyn, ranking 733rd. Its peak was 2022, with 63 births.
- Is Adalyn a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 31,014 US babies named Adalyn since 1880 were girls.
- When was Adalyn most popular?
- 2015 in the United States, when 2,456 babies were named Adalyn, its highest rank at 132nd.