Is Addelyn a boy or girl name?

Addelyn is a girl’s name. Of the 2,709 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Addelyn

Recorded 2001–2025 · United States

Addelyn was most popular in 2015, when 214 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,114 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,686, with 94 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,709 people named Addelyn.

Addelyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Addelyn’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Addelyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Addelyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,709 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Addelyn

Where Addelyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org