Adaline

Adaline: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “noble”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: AD-uh-line · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Usually treated as a form of Adeline, from Germanic elements seen in Adelaide and Adelina. Also used as a variant spelling influenced by names ending in -line.

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How popular is Adaline?

2024469 per million US babies

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Babies named Adaline in 20241,562

2024 rank#194 girls

Peak year2016

Total US babies since 188017,309

Adaline is rising: use over the last five years is 10.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Adaline

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Adelinenoble · Germanic
Adilenenoble · Germanic
Addelynnoble · Germanic
Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
Ameliawork · Germanic
Ellaall, completely · Germanic
Alicenoble type · Germanic
Milliegentle strength · Germanic

Adaline questions

What does the name Adaline mean?

Adaline means "noble". It comes from Germanic. Usually treated as a form of Adeline, from Germanic elements seen in Adelaide and Adelina. Also used as a variant spelling influenced by names ending in -line.

Is Adaline a boy or girl name?

Adaline is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Adaline?

1,562 US babies were named Adaline in 2024. Its peak year was 2016.

How do you pronounce Adaline?

Adaline is usually pronounced AD-uh-line.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.