Eadlyn
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning noble linnet or noble waterfowl.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Eadlyn by the numbers
Eadlyn was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Eadlyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Edlynnoble lake; a form of Edith with lyn13 in the US (2017)
- Evelyndesired, wished-for child10,686 in the US (2017)
- Evalynwished for child; a form of Evelyn275 in the US (2017)
- Eastyneastern settlement; a modern respelling of Easton121 in the US (2017)
- Emelynrival; a modern respelling of Emeline or Emilia106 in the US (2017)
- Emalynwhole and beloved; a blended form of Emma and Lynn103 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Eadlyn, 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)
Names about as common as Eadlyn
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