Fun Facts About the Name Adelaine
- 651 babies named Adelaine: U.S. records list 651 babies given the name Adelaine from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Adelaine Mean?
Adelaine is a spelling variant of Adeline, a name whose established meaning is "noble." It rests on the Germanic element adal (also written athal), which meant "noble" or "of noble descent" and appeared as the first part of many Germanic compound names. That element gave the short name Adela, which entered Old French as Adèle. French then formed a diminutive with the ending -ine, producing Adeline. The literal force of the root is simply "noble"; the diminutive ending does not change the core meaning, and the customary modern gloss is "noble" rather than anything more elaborate. The spelling Adelaine uses the same root with a variant final syllable; it is not a separate name with its own etymology.
Adelaine Name History & Origins
The root adal was productive among Germanic-speaking peoples, and names built on it - such as Adalheidis (the ancestor of Adelaide) and Adalberga - were common in the early medieval Frankish and German world. The short form Adela was used in its own right, and it passed into French as Adèle. Medieval French added the diminutive suffix to make Adeline, a form that spread with the Norman presence in England.
In medieval England the name is found as Adeline and Adelyne. It faded from ordinary use after the Middle Ages, then returned in the 19th century alongside other revived medieval names. Adelaine belongs to this later English spelling tradition, appearing as one of several ways of writing the same name; the -aine ending gives it a slightly French look, but the underlying name and meaning are those of Adeline.
How Popular is the Name Adelaine?
Adelaine 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 2020. Its best rank was #3,656 in 1922.
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 | #4,988 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #3,746 | 40 | 0.0025% |
| 2023 | #4,113 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 2022 | #4,201 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2021 | #4,091 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 2020 | #3,674 | 40 | 0.0025% |
| 2019 | #4,006 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2018 | #4,002 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2017 | #5,048 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #4,735 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2015 | #5,835 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2014 | #4,769 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2013 | #5,491 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #5,254 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #7,121 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #6,183 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2009 | #13,729 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #7,413 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #9,014 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #13,621 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #10,139 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #11,637 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #12,429 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #11,121 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #12,073 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #9,882 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #10,134 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #10,579 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #13,410 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #8,810 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #13,452 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1927 | #4,289 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #3,972 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1922 | #3,656 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #5,104 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1920 | #4,399 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #4,813 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1917 | #4,084 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1916 | #4,419 | 5 | 0.0005% |
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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