Adeline Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Adeline

Adeline Name Origin: German
Pronunciation: add-ah-lin, add-ah-line
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Adeline Name Meaning

A vintage pick that has rocketed in popularity, Adeline is a variant of Adelina and Adelaide. Meaning “noble one”, parents are loving Adeline’s nickname potential and sweet sound.

Adeline has classic roots, giving her a leg up on the competition with some parents as the vintage trend continues to rise. At the same time, she has a modern appeal that’s impossible to miss. Ad- names for girls are trending on the charts with Addison, Adriana, and Adele all joining Adeline.

While her nickname of Addie is an updated version of last decade’s Maddie, Adeline also has other nicknames up her sleeve. There are Dell, Lina, and Delia as well. She’s a tried and true name with a definite style though her nicknames add to her versatility.

Adeline is sweet and playful on a little one yet mature and womanly as she grows. A beautiful name with depth, she avoids feeling too cutesy. Adeline is also a bit posh, feeling effortlessly chic.

Her popularity is growing and is a bit higher than the charts let on, as she does have a few alternative spellings out there including Adelyn and Adalyn. Despite that, she’s a stunning pick that still sounds fresh. Some similar names to Adeline include Emmeline, Audrey, and Eliza.

Adeline Name Popularity

How popular is the name Adeline? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	179	343	0.0974%
1911	177	367	0.0986%
1912	175	516	0.1023%
1913	177	630	0.1111%
1914	166	836	0.12%
1915	171	1,059	0.1166%
1916	167	1,134	0.1174%
1917	163	1,208	0.1207%
1918	169	1,263	0.1177%
1919	173	1,230	0.1175%
1920	176	1,218	0.1095%
1921	179	1,217	0.1063%
1922	193	1,052	0.0944%
1923	197	1,037	0.0926%
1924	191	1,112	0.0958%
1925	200	991	0.0877%
1926	206	905	0.0823%
1927	224	756	0.0683%
1928	234	674	0.063%
1929	256	575	0.0555%
1930	270	513	0.0491%
1931	282	446	0.0452%
1932	288	426	0.0431%
1933	340	294	0.0316%
1934	350	278	0.0288%
1935	391	227	0.0234%
1936	392	219	0.0227%
1937	407	207	0.021%
1938	438	190	0.0186%
1939	465	161	0.0158%
1940	476	156	0.0147%
1941	519	133	0.0118%
1942	592	112	0.0089%
1943	559	135	0.0103%
1944	563	118	0.0095%
1945	606	97	0.008%
1946	636	110	0.0075%
1947	742	90	0.0054%
1948	785	73	0.0046%
1949	766	85	0.0053%
1950	836	68	0.0042%
1951	886	61	0.0036%
1952	873	66	0.0038%
1953	1,081	37	0.0021%
1954	962	57	0.0031%
1955	1,141	34	0.0018%
1956	1,057	52	0.0028%
1957	1,327	25	0.0013%
1958	1,184	38	0.002%
1959	1,274	29	0.0015%
1960	1,254	35	0.0018%
1961	1,525	19	0.001%
1962	1,319	30	0.0016%
1963	1,286	32	0.0018%
1964	1,416	24	0.0014%
1965	1,651	14	0.0009%
1966	1,507	19	0.0012%
1967	1,764	12	0.0008%
1968	2,117	6	0.0004%
1969	1,670	18	0.0012%
1970	1,753	17	0.0011%
1971	2,275	7	0.0005%
1972	—	0	0%
1973	2,568	5	0.0004%
1974	1,961	11	0.0008%
1975	1,750	18	0.0014%
1976	—	0	0%
1977	2,608	6	0.0004%
1978	1,934	15	0.0011%
1979	3,042	5	0.0004%
1980	2,525	8	0.0005%
1981	2,053	16	0.0011%
1982	2,337	11	0.0007%
1983	1,971	17	0.0012%
1984	2,904	6	0.0004%
1985	2,317	12	0.0008%
1986	2,205	14	0.0009%
1987	2,640	9	0.0006%
1988	2,124	18	0.0012%
1989	1,957	26	0.0016%
1990	2,199	21	0.0013%
1991	1,977	28	0.0017%
1992	2,087	25	0.0016%
1993	1,898	32	0.0021%
1994	1,847	34	0.0022%
1995	1,606	46	0.0031%
1996	1,386	71	0.0047%
1997	1,274	86	0.0058%
1998	1,063	133	0.0089%
1999	902	184	0.0123%
2000	797	237	0.0155%
2001	747	273	0.0181%
2002	683	323	0.0216%
2003	638	372	0.0245%
2004	581	440	0.0289%
2005	564	464	0.0303%
2006	456	652	0.0416%
2007	387	810	0.0513%
2008	355	891	0.0576%
2009	346	900	0.0602%
2010	321	960	0.0666%
2011	282	1,078	0.0757%
2012	233	1,323	0.0928%
2013	227	1,362	0.0957%
2014	212	1,522	0.1045%
2015	133	2,403	0.1652%
2016	63	4,112	0.2852%
2017	64	3,902	0.2796%
2018	78	3,463	0.2521%
2019	91	3,048	0.2252%
2020	100	2,626	0.2063%
2021	92	2,590	0.2119%
2022	92	2,803	0.2125%

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Names Like Adeline

If you like Adeline, you’ll love these other names like Adeline.

What names are diminutives of Adeline?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Adeline sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Adeline, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Addie	Noble; son of Adam	German
Della	Noble	German
Delly	Noble kind	German
Lina	Palm tree	Latin

What names are variants of Adeline?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Adeline.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Adalene	Noble	German
Adalina	Noble	German
Adaline	Noble one	German
Adallina	Noble	German
Adalyn	Noble kind	German
Adelaide	Noble one	German
Adelina	Noble kind; small winged one	Latin
Adelind	Noble	German
Adella	Noble; noble kind	German
Adellah	Noble	German

Adelyn	Noble one	German
Adelynn	Noble one	German
Adilene	Noble	German
Ahdella	Noble	German
Dahlina	Noble	German
Dalina	Noble; valley	German
Daline	Noble	German
Delina	Noble	German
Deline	Noble	German
Dellina	Noble	German
Delyne	Noble	German
Edelie	Noble	German
Heidi	Noble one	German

What names sound like Adeline?

If you like how Adeline sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Adeline.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Addison	Son of Adam	English
Adelinde	Noble, soft, tender	German

Edeline	Noble kind	German
Madeleine	Woman from Magdala	French
Madeline	Woman from Magdala	English
Madelyn	Woman from Magdala	English
Odeline	Song	Greek

What names are similar to Adeline?

Find a name that’s like Adeline, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Amelia	Work	German
Anna	Gracious	Hebrew
Caroline	Free woman	French
Claire	Clear and bright	French
Helena	Sun ray, shining light	Greek
Jessamine	Jasmine	Persian
Olivia	Olive tree	Latin
Penelope	Weaver	Greek
Sarah	Princess	Hebrew
Victoria	Victory	Latin

Lists With Adeline

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Siblings of Adeline

Mamas with kids named Adeline also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender

Eloise	Healthy one	English
Lawrence	From Laurentum	Latin
Helen	Sun ray, shining light	Greek

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13 Comments

Chelsea Apr 4 at 9:32 am

Adeline means noble. She’s named after my late great grandmother who is Bohemian from Czech Republic. The Czech variation is Adela.

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Ange Jul 7 at 4:25 pm

We are French and so pronunciation is Ade-leen.

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- Adeline Kurniawan Nov 4 at 9:02 am
  
  Yes. All my French Teachers pronounce my name like that. A lot of people pronounce my name in many different ways.
  
  When I was nine, my classmates tried giving me nicknames. Someone came up with “Ad” and then for four days (four day school trip) they also started calling me “Advert” or “Advertisement” because “Ad” was also short for that.
  
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Amy Aug 2 at 8:12 am

My husband didn’t like any of my name suggestions so I decided to look up names that were of his family heritage of German and Polish. I stumbled upon Adeline and Adelaide. We loved Adeline! I love old fashioned names and it’s actually a victorian name. So Adeline it was! We get compliments on it all the time. He calls her Addie and I use Adeline because it’s pretty not to say whole. ?

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Sarah Jan 17 at 6:55 am

I’ve always loved this name, it’s timeless. Not something you hear often. My husband’s great grandmothers name was Adelina.

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MK Apr 8 at 7:21 am

Adelaide, Australia has a special spot in my husbands hearts. It just didn’t sound right with our last name but we knew we wanted to go that route. Adeline seemed to fit perfectly

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Jessica Apr 6 at 9:18 am

Adeline was the baby’s great-great-grandmother’s middle name.

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Rachael Mar 22 at 10:37 am

I named her Adeline because of the movie “Age of Adaline”

Love Blake Lively’s character in that movie!

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Meg Aug 1 at 12:15 pm

I’m in love with old fashion, vintage names. And I love the movie “Ages of Adeline” and feel in love with the name.

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Rosanna Greenberg Jun 13 at 2:42 pm

I love the meaning which is Nobel, adorned, and bright one. It is less common but still classy and easy to say. Plus we love the nickname Addy.

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Molly Apr 22 at 12:31 pm

Adeline was my grandmother’s name and I love family names. It is also a very strong sounding name. We like that we can call her “Ade” pronounced “Addie” for short.

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Kim Apr 16 at 3:36 pm

Adeline (pronounced “line” not “lynn”) is an old family name. My Great Grandmother, Great Aunt, and Great Cousin all share this name. Our little girl is only five months old, but so far, we love the name. People are pretty quick to try to call her Addie, but we are not big on nicknames, so we only call her Adeline.

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Julie Apr 11 at 12:53 pm

We love classic, timeless names, so my husband and I tried to pick something that would fit with our other daughter, Eloise. We loved Adele, but it didn’t work with our last name, so we went with Adeline. The name means noble, which is something I pray over our daughter. We often call our daughter Addie or Addie Mae, which is the only downside to her name–there are many names that are shortened to Addie or Addy these days, though Adeline is a little less common. I think if I could start over I would call her by another nickname to avoid her having the same name as her friends–like Della.

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