Addie

Addie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “noble”
Origin: English
Say it: AD-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (98% of all uses)

Usually a pet form of names such as Adelaide, Adeline, or Addison. Its meaning depends on the source name, but it often traces back to the Germanic element adal 'noble'.

English names Names meaning noble Vintage names Short names

How popular is Addie?

202452.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Addie in 2024174

2024 rank#1,312 girls

Peak year1883

Total US babies since 188045,901

Addie is steady now but far below its 1883 peak.

Names like Addie

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Addie questions

What does the name Addie mean?

Addie means "noble". It comes from English. Usually a pet form of names such as Adelaide, Adeline, or Addison. Its meaning depends on the source name, but it often traces back to the Germanic element adal 'noble'.

Is Addie a boy or girl name?

Addie is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Addie?

174 US babies were named Addie in 2024. Its peak year was 1883.

How do you pronounce Addie?

Addie is usually pronounced AD-ee.

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.