Declining since 2015, #3,712 for girls today.
Popularity of Adilyn since 2001
Babies named Adilyn per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 369 |
| 2010s | 1,654 |
| 2020s | 394 |
Meaning & origin
Adilyn is a distinctly modern American name, first appearing on the U.S. baby-name charts in 2001. Its formation follows the common pattern of combining a trendy prefix with the -lyn ending, which has been a dominant suffix for girls' names for decades. As of 2025, Adilyn sits at rank 3,712, with approximately 1 in 40,182 newborns receiving the name, placing it well outside the top 1,000. The name enjoyed its peak usage in 2016, and since 2015 its trajectory has been falling, reflecting a broader shift away from some of the more elaborate -lyn creations. Top-state data shows the name appearing most frequently in Texas (TX), suggesting a concentration in the southern United States but no single region dominates.
Adilyn is a modern coinage, first recorded in the United States in 2001. It appears to be a blend of the fashionable initial 'Ad-' (as in Addison or Adeline) with the ubiquitous -lyn suffix, which has been a popular ending for girls' names since the mid-20th century. The name has no historical or linguistic precedent before its emergence in the 2000s.
Where Adilyn is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state, 2025. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Addie, Lyn
Sibling names for Adilyn
Names that share Adilyn's style, for a brother or sister.
