girl's name
Adelaine
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 728
Adelaine is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2020, when 40 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
Adelaine over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 16 |
| 1920s | 32 |
| 1990s | 34 |
| 2000s | 93 |
| 2010s | 266 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 211 |
How popular is Adelaine?
In 2025, Adelaine was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Adelaine 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 Adelaine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Adelaine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Adelaine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Adelaine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Adelaine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Adelaine
How popular is the name Adelaine?
In 2025, Adelaine was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Adelaine a girl's or a boy's name?
Adelaine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Adelaine most popular?
Adelaine peaked in 2020, when 40 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Adelaine a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Adelaine currently ranks #4,998 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.