Noble
Addelyn is a modern American coinage, likely a blend of the Germanic root 'Adal' meaning noble and the popular suffix 'lyn'. It follows the trend of creating softer, more melodic versions of traditional names like Adeline or Adelaide.
Less common today
Addelyn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,181 in 2017.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
