Fun Facts About the Name Addilynn
- More than 4 thousand babies named Addilynn: U.S. records list 4,521 babies given the name Addilynn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Addilynn Mean?
Addilynn is a modern spelling of Adeline, a name meaning "noble." Adeline comes from French, where it was a diminutive of Adèle. Adèle traces back to the Germanic word adal, meaning "noble" or "of noble birth." The same element appears in other old Germanic names, such as Adalbert and Adalgard.
The -lynn ending is an English spelling addition rather than part of the French name. It matches the ending in names like Kaylynn and Madilynn, where Lynn is used as a decorative or combining element. In Addilynn, the ending does not change the underlying meaning, which remains "noble."
Addilynn Name History & Origins
Adeline entered English use through the Norman French spoken in England after the Conquest. The shorter form Adela was borne by noblewomen in medieval Europe, including Adela of Normandy, a daughter of William the Conqueror and mother of King Stephen of England. Adeline itself appears in English records in the Middle Ages and was kept alive in France and England as a given name.
Addilynn is a much later American respelling. It combines the traditional name Adeline with the -lynn ending that became common in English-speaking countries, especially in the United States, during the twentieth century. This makes Addilynn a spelling variant of Adeline rather than a separate name with its own etymology. No specific document is known to mark its first use.
How Popular is the Name Addilynn?
Addilynn recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2016. Its best rank was #610 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 | #1,548 | 136 | 0.0085% |
| 2024 | #1,385 | 162 | 0.0100% |
| 2023 | #1,304 | 174 | 0.0109% |
| 2022 | #943 | 287 | 0.0175% |
| 2021 | #928 | 286 | 0.0174% |
| 2020 | #920 | 281 | 0.0174% |
| 2019 | #878 | 306 | 0.0182% |
| 2018 | #700 | 415 | 0.0244% |
| 2017 | #693 | 418 | 0.0242% |
| 2016 | #610 | 492 | 0.0278% |
| 2015 | #727 | 390 | 0.0219% |
| 2014 | #929 | 290 | 0.0162% |
| 2013 | #1,062 | 234 | 0.0133% |
| 2012 | #1,175 | 209 | 0.0119% |
| 2011 | #1,456 | 155 | 0.0088% |
| 2010 | #1,695 | 124 | 0.0070% |
| 2009 | #2,645 | 69 | 0.0038% |
| 2008 | #4,269 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2007 | #5,099 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2006 | #7,489 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #11,850 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #15,812 | 5 | 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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