How to say it
AD · a · line
/ˈæd.ə.laɪn/
Feminine
Adaline
Noble
What it means
Spelling variant of Adeline, both from the Germanic Adelheid ('noble'). The 2015 film The Age of Adaline (Blake Lively) sparked the modern usage of the -ine spelling.
Adaline is a spelling variant of Adeline, ultimately from the Germanic Adelheid ('noble'). The Adaline spelling is mostly American and recent: the 2015 film The Age of Adaline (Blake Lively's romantic-fantasy about a woman who stops aging) sparked the modern usage. It entered the US top 500 in 2017. Common shorts: Addie, Ada, Della.
Popularity over time
peaked at #172 in 2016, currently #208 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Pop culture
The Age of Adaline (2015 film) is the dominant American anchor for this spelling.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- The Age of Adaline 2015 film with Blake Lively as a woman who stops aging at 29
Spelling variants
- Adeline
- Adalyn
- Adalynn
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