Fun Facts About the Name Acelin
- 161 babies named Acelin: U.S. records list 161 babies given the name Acelin from 1880 through 2025. Even 19 girls received the name Acelin - about 1 girl for every 7 boys.
What Does the Name Acelin Mean?
Acelin is a French masculine given name of Germanic origin. It is usually explained as a medieval French diminutive of the short name Azo (also Adso), which comes from the Germanic element adal, meaning "noble." The Old French diminutive ending -elin gives the literal sense "little noble" or "noble one," though the name is conventionally glossed simply as "noble." Medieval records contain similar forms such as Ascelin and Azelin; these are sometimes treated as spelling variants of the same name, but the relationships among them are not always certain. The exact route from Azo to Acelin is therefore not fully settled, though the meaning "noble" is the usual interpretation.
Acelin Name History & Origins
The name is attested in medieval France and Normandy in Latin forms such as Acelinus and Ascelinus, and in Old French as Acelin or Ascelin. It was brought to England after the Norman Conquest and appears in twelfth-century records. A closely related form was borne by Ascelin, bishop of Rochester from 1142 to 1148. The name continued in France, where it also supplied a surname, but it became uncommon in England after the Middle Ages.
How Popular is the Name Acelin?
Acelin has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #4,864 in 2012.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | #13,461 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #15,262 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #14,515 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,738 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #12,328 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #9,833 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #9,771 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #12,184 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #12,272 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #9,674 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #12,111 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #8,139 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #6,245 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #4,864 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #5,953 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #5,483 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #7,237 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #12,381 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #9,592 | 7 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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