Addy

A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning noble; a form of Adeline or similar.

Babies a year
48
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Addy by the numbers

Addy was given to 48 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 63 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Adeline

Like Addy, each of these traces back to Adeline: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Adalynnnoble lineage; a modern respelling of Adeline2,651 in the US (2017)
  • Adalynnoble natured; a modern respelling of Adeline2,194 in the US (2017)
  • Adalinenoble; a form of Adeline1,673 in the US (2017)
  • Adelynnoble, gracious; a modern respelling of Adeline1,511 in the US (2017)
  • Addilynnoble natured; a modern form of Adeline with -lyn suffix821 in the US (2017)
  • Adilynnnoble lineage; blend of Adeline with -lynn suffix266 in the US (2017)
  • Addalynnoble natured; a modern respelling of Adeline241 in the US (2017)
  • Adilenenoble natured; an elaboration of Adeline210 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Addy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Addimy ornament or my witness; diminutive of addie17 in the US (2017)
  • Aidy5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Adda9 in the US (2017)
  • Ady5 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Addy

Names that are said the same way as Addy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Addienoble; a diminutive of Adela or Adelaide186 in the US (2017)
  • Audienoble strength; a form of Audrey65 in the US (2017)
  • Adimy ornament or adornment10 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Audi17 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean nobility

Like Addy, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
  • Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
  • Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
  • Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
  • Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
  • Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)

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