girl's name
Addie
AD-ee
- Origin English
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 46,294
Ireland
#806
2024 births
Addie shortens Adelaide and Adeline alike, and both descend from the Germanic word for noble — the same adal that sits inside Alice, Allison and Albert. It shortens Adelaide and Adeline alike, and both are written up separately here.
- Addie is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 1920, when 922 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 18,837 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Addie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,804 |
| 1890s | 4,698 |
| 1900s | 4,619 |
| 1910s | 7,229 |
| 1920s | 7,580 |
| 1930s | 4,228 |
| 1940s | 3,028 |
| 1950s | 1,954 |
| 1960s | 795 |
| 1970s | 787 |
| 1980s | 917 |
| 1990s | 1,245 |
| 2000s | 2,051 |
| 2010s | 2,061 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,083 |
What Addie means
Addie means noble, carried from Adelaide or Adeline. The Germanic adal names high birth, so the sense is inherited standing rather than personal quality, which is why so many unrelated-looking names share a first syllable.
Where Addie comes from
Addie is a pet form of Adelaide, Adeline and Adelia, all built on the Germanic adal, noble. Adelaide joins it to heid, a kind or sort — noble in kind, the element surviving as the English -hood. Adeline adds a French diminutive instead. The same adal sits inside Alice, Allison, Albert and Adelbert, which is why so many unrelated-looking names share a first syllable.
Addie in use
Addie peaked in the United States in 1920, when 922 babies were registered, and our data marks it stable rather than falling. It now ranks 879th in Scotland on 3 births, 1275th in the United States on 176 and 3489th in England and Wales on 7, across 46,294 lifetime births in four of the seven markets we track. Ireland set its own peak in 2024, and about 98 percent of recorded births are female.
How popular is Addie?
In 2025, Addie was given to 176 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Addie is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Addie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Addie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Addie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Addie in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Addie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Addie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Addie
What does the name Addie mean?
Noble — the Germanic adal, through Adelaide or Adeline.
What is Addie short for?
Adelaide, Adeline or Adelia. It also stands on its own.
Is Alice related?
Yes — Alice, Allison and Albert all carry the same adal.
How popular is Addie?
1275th in the United States, and stable rather than falling in our data.
Is Addie a girl's or a boy's name?
Addie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Addie?
Addie has 2 syllables.
Is Addie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Addie currently ranks #879 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.