Girl's name
Adeline
Say it AD-uh-lin
Germanic origin from Adela, noble
3 syllables
Where Adeline is loved, common and rare
Common across British Columbia and four more places. Rare in Ontario, the UK, Quebec and eight more places.
1 in 810 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
British Columbia 72ndOntario 127thNorthern Ireland 191st
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Every place
In 18 of the 40 official lists, among them British Columbia (72nd), Ontario (127th) and Northern Ireland (191st).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Australia state | 48th 2025 | 31 | rank only |
| Queensland state | 70th 2025 | 73 | rank only |
| British Columbia province | 72nd 2023 | 35 | about 1 in 342 |
| New South Wales state | 82nd 2025 | 87 | rank only |
| Victoria state | 85th 2025 | 73 | rank only |
| Ontario province | 127th 2024 | 85 | about 1 in 641 |
| Northern Ireland | 191st 2025 | 9 | 1 in 810 |
| England and Wales | 222nd 2025 | 211 | 1 in 1,200 |
| Quebec province | 227th 2025 | 26 | about 1 in 1,000 |
| Scotland | 301st 2025 | 11 | 1 in 1,627 |
| Ireland | 381st 2025 | 10 | 1 in 2,113 |
| Sweden | 421st 2025 | 16 | about 1 in 2,511 |
| Poland | 498th 2025 | 4 | 1 in 29,947 |
| Switzerland | 901st 2025 | 6 | 1 in 5,666 |
| Austria | 1026th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 11,907 |
| France | 1096th 2025 | 30 | 1 in 9,560 |
| Italy | 2927th 2024 | 2 | 1 in 89,585 |
| Leipzig city | 344th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 2,624 |
Rare, below the listed names: New Zealand, the Netherlands, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Rostock, Norway, Spain, Catalonia, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (Queensland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (Victoria); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig). How we count, and every source
About the name
Adeline comes from Old French, a pet form of Adela and Adele that the Normans brought to England. Through Adela it carries the Germanic meaning 'noble'.
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Three syllables, said AD-uh-lin, with the stress on the first. Addie is a natural short form. Adela, Adelina, Adelaine and Adelice are related forms.
It is especially popular in Australia and Canada, with top-80 positions in South Australia, Queensland and British Columbia. It also appears in Sweden, Poland and Switzerland. The French records place its peak in the early 1990s, yet today it is rising in nine regions and falling in only one, so the name has found a new generation of parents in English-speaking countries.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- AD-uh-lin, 3 syllables
- Meaning
- from Adela,
noble
- Origin
- Germanic
- Other spellings
- Adela
- Adelina
- Adelide
- Adélide
- Adeleine
- Ethelind
- Adelaine
- Adelice
- Adelin
Etymology
From Old French Adeline, a diminutive form of Adela and Adele brought to England by the Normans.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 9 of 13 regions, falling in 1.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 573 | 370 | 370 | 317 | 385 | 355 | 322 | 283 | 247 | 222 |
| Scotland | 585 | 570 | 680 | 493 | 429 | 304 | 358 | 342 | 295 | 301 |
| Northern Ireland | 298 | 354 | 264 | 407 | 191 | |||||
| Ireland | 661 | 471 | 436 | 362 | 700 | 661 | 420 | 316 | 259 | 381 |
| Ontario | 117 | 95 | 113 | 102 | 111 | 119 | 106 | 119 | 127 | |
| British Columbia | 129 | 134 | 102 | 101 | 98 | 131 | 90 | 72 | ||
| New South Wales | 90 | 95 | 96 | 89 | 97 | 77 | 82 | |||
| Victoria | 93 | 88 | 78 | 78 | 89 | 85 | ||||
| Queensland | 70 | 92 | 63 | 84 | 75 | 74 | 64 | 70 | ||
| South Australia | 96 | 121 | 86 | 79 | 76 | 87 | 63 | 63 | 48 | |
| Quebec | 382 | 231 | 229 | 217 | 271 | 240 | 205 | 282 | 216 | 227 |
| France | 859 | 856 | 945 | 925 | 989 | 1221 | 981 | 745 | 831 | 1096 |
| The Netherlands | 1010 | 959 | ||||||||
| Switzerland | 896 | 595 | 766 | 1020 | 1180 | 872 | 1143 | 874 | 707 | 901 |
| Sweden | 421 | 395 | 365 | 285 | 440 | 486 | 415 | 419 | 435 | 421 |
England and Wales, 1997 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 222 | 211 | 83.3 |
| 2024 | 247 | 194 | 75.2 |
| 2023 | 283 | 159 | 62.0 |
| 2022 | 322 | 135 | 51.2 |
| 2021 | 355 | 131 | 47.8 |
| 2020 | 385 | 114 | 42.5 |
| 2019 | 317 | 149 | 53.2 |
| 2018 | 370 | 122 | 42.3 |
| 2017 | 370 | 124 | 41.5 |
| 2016 | 573 | 73 | 23.8 |
| 2015 | 643 | 64 | 20.8 |
| 2014 | 1456 | 21 | 6.8 |
| 2013 | 1484 | 21 | 6.8 |
| 2012 | 1720 | 17 | 5.3 |
| 2011 | 1489 | 20 | 6.2 |
| 2010 | 1901 | 14 | 4.4 |
| 2009 | 2535 | 9 | 2.9 |
| 2008 | 2721 | 8 | 2.5 |
| 2007 | 2233 | 10 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | 2137 | 10 | 3.3 |
| 2005 | 3382 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 2004 | 3725 | 4 | 1.4 |
| 2003 | 3099 | 5 | 1.8 |
| 2002 | 2540 | 6 | 2.2 |
| 2001 | 2023 | 8 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | 2167 | 7 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | 3225 | 4 | 1.4 |
| 1998 | 3846 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 1997 | 2411 | 6 | 2.0 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Adeline in France since 1925 were born in or after 1987. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 1991, at 862.6 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Adeline per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 1991 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Adeline
1 in 636 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Adeline. Same first letter as Adeline.
1 in 898 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Adeline.
1 in 1,988 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Adeline.
1 in 752 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Adeline. Same first letter as Adeline.
1 in 1,278 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Adeline.
1 in 1,822 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Adeline. Same first letter as Adeline.
1 in 298 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Adeline.
1 in 542 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Adeline. Same first letter as Adeline.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Adeline.
1 in 1,193 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Adeline.
Middle names for Adeline
1 in 71 in Scotland
Adeline Olivia
3-4 beats · initials AO
Changes the beat after Adeline: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables.
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Adeline Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials AC
Changes the beat after Adeline: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Adeline Sophie
3-2 beats · initials AS
Changes the beat after Adeline: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Adeline Grace
3-1 beats · initials AG
Changes the beat after Adeline: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 154 in Ireland
Adeline Emma
3-2 beats · initials AE
Changes the beat after Adeline: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 95 in Northern Ireland
Adeline Anna
3-2 beats · initials AA
Changes the beat after Adeline: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Adeline Mia
3-2 beats · initials AM
Changes the beat after Adeline: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 197 in Ireland
Adeline Alice
3-2 beats · initials AA
Changes the beat after Adeline: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
Same style as Adeline
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 298 in England and Wales
91% alike: moves with Adeline across countries and decades.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
90% alike: moves with Adeline across countries and decades.
1 in 2,010 in England and Wales
89% alike: moves with Adeline across countries and decades.
1 in 373 in Scotland
89% alike: moves with Adeline across countries and decades.
1 in 132 in England and Wales
88% alike: moves with Adeline across countries and decades.
1 in 175 in Ireland
87% alike: moves with Adeline across countries and decades.
1 in 1,822 in England and Wales
87% alike: moves with Adeline across countries and decades.
1 in 1,921 in Ireland
87% alike: moves with Adeline across countries and decades.
Famous people named Adeline
Adeline Gray and Adeline Rudolph.
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American wrestler (born 1991)
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Hong Kong-British actress (born 1995)
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Adeline
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Adeline?
Her best rank is No. 48 in South Australia in 2025. She is in the published lists of 18 of our 40 regions.
What does Adeline mean?
Adeline takes her meaning from Adela: "noble", per Wiktionary.
How do you pronounce Adeline?
AD-uh-lin, with 3 syllables.
Is Adeline getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 9 of 13 regions, falling in 1.
Which sister names go with Adeline?
The deck's top five sisters for Adeline: Amelie, Cecilia, Louisa, Annabelle and Rosalie. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.