How to say it
A · da · lynn
/ˈæd.ə.lɪn/
Feminine
Adalynn
Noble
What it means
American respelling of Adeline (Germanic Adelheid 'noble'), with the -lynn suffix that was a 2010s American naming-fashion tic. Same root as Alice, Adelaide, Heidi.
Adalynn is an American spelling variant of Adeline (or Adalyn), with the -lynn suffix that became a 2010s American naming fashion. The root is Germanic Adelheid ('noble') — the same source that gave us Adelaide, Adeline, Alice, and Heidi. The Adalynn spelling is firmly modern American: it entered the US top 500 in 2014 and peaked around 2018. Common shorts: Addy, Lynn.
Popularity over time
peaked at #108 in 2018, currently #184 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
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- Spelling
Adalynn (double N), Adalyn, Adaline, and Adeline are all variants of the same Germanic root. Adalynn and Adalyn are the modern American forms; Adeline is the French standard.
Spelling variants
- Adaline
- Adalyn
- Adelyn
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