Is Adeline a boy or girl name?

Adeline is primarily a girl name in U.S. records: about 100% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Adeline?

The average Adeline alive today is an estimated 14 years old. People named Adeline were most often born around 2016.

When was the name Adeline most popular?

Adeline peaked in 2016 with 4,126 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Adeline have?

In one report's words: parlor, sylphlike, revived. Adeline ranks #809 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Adeline — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe

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Origin & Meaning

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French diminutive of Adèle, derived from the Germanic element adal, meaning noble. It appeared in nineteenth-century American records as a quiet parlor favorite. The name faded for decades before staging a sharp twenty-first-century rebound.

Also answers toAddie, Ada, Della

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025

SSA Data

1880 peak: 4,126 souls, A.D. 2016 2025

2025: 3,864 born, rising ↑

Estimated Age

14 yrs

Most Adelines were born around 2016 — has never once waited for a photo to develop.

Peak Reign

2016

№63 that year

Generation

Gen Alpha, 73%

then Gen Z 18% · Silent 3%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈81K ever born · now rising

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Adeline grew up with

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Zoom kindergarten·Alexa as a household member·Cocomelon

Generation Distribution — Living Adelines

SSA Data

Silent 3%Boomer 3%Millennial 2%Gen Z 18%Gen Alpha 73%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Adeline peaked in 2016.

Estimated average age: 14.

What people think

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Adeline sounds like someone born in —

Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates

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Vintage Modern

Formal Casual

Soft Strong

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Public Opinion Ledger

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First Impressions

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The name reads as an antique heirloom dusted off and brought directly into a modern preschool. Most listeners picture ruffled collars, botanical illustrations, or a girl born during the mid-2010s nursery boom. Statistically, she is far more likely to be doing middle-school algebra than presiding over a Victorian tea table.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

Nearly three-quarters of all living Americans with this name belong to Generation Alpha.

Field Note 02

After peaking modestly in the 1880s, the name virtually disappeared before staging a steep comeback around 2016.

Field Note 03

The average bearer is fourteen years old and has almost certainly had to clarify whether the ending rhymes with line or lyn.

Notable Adelines

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Adeline Pond AdamsAmerican art historian and sculptor, b. 1859

Adeline Dutton Train WhitneyAmerican author and poet, b. 1824

Adeline GrayAmerican Olympic wrestler and six-time world champion, b. 1991

Adeline Yen MahChinese-American author and physician, b. 1937

Adjacent Names

Adelaide · Clara · Emmeline · Genevieve · Cora · Maeve

Ephemera — If Adeline were a…

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City

Savannah

Fabric

Pressed linen

Drink

Cold-brewed herbal tea

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