unisex name
Adelin
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,663
Adelin is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 47% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 42 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 1988, when 25 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- Adelin started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Adelin over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 75 |
| 1910s | 50 |
| 1920s | 75 |
| 1930s | 40 |
| 1940s | 20 |
| 1950s | 25 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 130 |
| 1990s | 150 |
| 2000s | 105 |
| 2010s | 85 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 55 |
How popular is Adelin?
In 2025, Adelin was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Adelin is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Adelin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Adelin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Adelin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Adelin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Adelin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Adelin
How popular is the name Adelin?
In 2025, Adelin was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Adelin a girl's or a boy's name?
Adelin is used for both girls and boys. About 47% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Adelin most popular?
Adelin peaked in 1988, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Adelin a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Adelin currently ranks #3,644 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Adelin originally a boys' or girls' name?
Adelin was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.