Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Adelyn

Gender

Female

Origin

English
Unknown

Pronunciation

a-del-yn, ad(e)-lyn

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #10669, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #193, 1,673 births); most recent 2025 (rank #355, 851 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–851
2024–974
2023–974
2022–1,102
2021–1,248
2020–1,259
2019–1,294
2018–1,384
2017–1,519
2016–1,672

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #980, 36 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1111, 30 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202530
202436
202324
202229
202119
202019
201924
201828
201732
201627

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #740, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #869, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20243
2023–
2022–
20214
20203
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #501, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #632, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20254
2024–
20235
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20176
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #159, 22 births); most recent 2023 (rank #268, 12 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202312
202214
202113
202012
201915
201820
201718
201618
201516
201422

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence