Fun Facts About the Name Adalin
- 482 babies named Adalin: U.S. records list 482 babies given the name Adalin from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Adalin Mean?
Adalin is best explained as a modern spelling of Adeline, a name built on the Germanic element adal, meaning "noble." In Old French, Adeline appears as a diminutive of Adela, so the literal sense of the name is "noble" or "of noble kind." The short form Ada comes from the same Germanic root and carries the same meaning.
A second, competing explanation treats Adalin as a blend of Ada and Lynn. Ada again goes back to adal ("noble"), while Lynn is an English surname and place-name element from Welsh llyn ("lake") and from Old English words for a pool or waterfall. On that account the name would join two unrelated elements instead of continuing Adeline. Because the two spellings would sound nearly the same in English, it is difficult to say which path produced Adalin, and the blend explanation remains unproven.
Adalin Name History & Origins
The Germanic element adal ("noble") produced a wide family of Frankish and later European names, including Adela, Adalhaid (the source of Adelaide), and Adeline. Old French formed the affectionate Adeline from Adela, and the Normans carried Adeline and Adelina to England, where both were in use during the Middle Ages.
After the medieval period the name became uncommon, then was revived in the 19th century, when older Germanic and French names returned to fashion in Britain and the United States. Adeline remained the standard spelling, while Adelina is the usual form in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, and Adélie in French.
The endings -lin and -lyn, as in Adalyn, Adalynn, and Adalin, are 20th- and 21st-century American respellings, shaped by the long established popularity of names ending in that sound, such as Evelyn, Marilyn, and Carolyn. The related form Adalind is the name of a character in the television series Grimm (2011); that is a modern literary use and says nothing about where the name came from.
How Popular is the Name Adalin?
Adalin 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 2016. Its best rank was #3,776 in 2016.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,140 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #6,146 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #5,957 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #5,636 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #6,169 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #5,002 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #5,307 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #5,006 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #4,694 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2016 | #3,776 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2015 | #4,295 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2014 | #4,002 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2013 | #5,488 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #6,342 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #5,543 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #5,248 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2009 | #6,317 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #8,534 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #7,095 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #13,615 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #8,886 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #12,425 | 7 | 0.0004% |
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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