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Adaline

Girl name · 34 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Adaline: 34 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 6 births in 2018.

Adaline is a graceful variant of Adeline, itself a diminutive of the Germanic name Adele, meaning “noble.” While not as historically widespread, the name gained modern visibility through the 2015 romantic fantasy film *The Age of Adaline*, starring Blake Lively as a woman who stops aging. The earlier form Adeline has been used since the Middle Ages and was notably borne by Adeline Virginia Stephen, better known as the writer Virginia Woolf. A softer, more melodic alternative to the popular Addison or Adelaide, Adaline shares its noble root with the Scottish place name Adelphi, though the direct link is tenuous. Its rise in recent decades reflects a fondness for vintage, three-syllable girl names that feel both classic and fresh.