Is Adelyn a boy or girl name?
Adelyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 974 girls and 0 boys were named Adelyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 22,758 US babies named Adelyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #315
- Babies named Adelyn since 1899
- 22,758
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 1,680 babies
Boys and girls named Adelyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 136 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 140 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 68 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 45 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 0 | 41 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 241 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,529 | 100% |
| 2010s | 6 | 13,971 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5,557 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 974 | #315 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 974 | #320 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,102 | #287 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,248 | #246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,259 | #238 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,294 | #247 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,384 | #227 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,519 | #204 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,672 | #194 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,680 | #196 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,741 | 1,674 | #198 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,506 | #212 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,351 | #236 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,056 | #301 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 835 | #380 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 778 | #408 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 527 | #589 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 335 | #847 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 245 | #1,045 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,273 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,470 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,526 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,143 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,126 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,903 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,970 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,574 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,872 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,070 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,518 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,252 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,673 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,054 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,497 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,736 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,043 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,807 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,785 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,754 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,323 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,428 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,832 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,651 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,418 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,057 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,691 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,739 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,561 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,209 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,431 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,453 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,439 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,924 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,220 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,274 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,226 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,552 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,138 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,498 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,053 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,475 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,378 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,974 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,588 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,957 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,927 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,463 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,813 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,805 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,847 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,534 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,674 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,896 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,884 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,146 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,657 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,608 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,822 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,596 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Adelyn reached #10,741 in 2014. As a girl name, it reached #194 in 2016. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Adelyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.