Has anybody else noticed this recently, or is it just me? In just the past few months, I have come across half a dozen country and folk songs being released with the name “Adeline” in the title. And if you widen the scope to the last few years, there are several others songs that have come out with some variation of the name in its title as well. And considering I’ve never met anyone with the name… I don’t totally get it. I first noticed the name being used in a song in November 2023 when Shane Smith & the Saints released “Adeline” as a single leading up to their March 2024 release of Norther. I didn’t think much of it thereafter, but when Dylan Gossett, Briscoe, and Joshua Slone all released albums with a song about “Adeline” between July and October of this year, it really got me thinking – what’s the deal with country artists and the name Adeline? A quick Google search proves the name is more popular than I realized, with one source asserting it was the 54th most popular name for girls in the US in 2024. Still, it seems a bit peculiar that I was quickly able to track down 10 country/folk songs released over the past three years with “Adeline” or “Adaline” in the title. Maybe it’s more popular in Texas, where several of these artists are from? I’d imagine the actual answer is just that it rhymes well, but even then, I feel like artists would tend to use a more popular name like “Madeline.” Either way, Adeline has inspired some pretty awesome songs lately. And it’s pretty clear through these songs that Adeline is either a man’s saving grace or she has a whole lot of problems, and there isn’t too much in between. So, with that said, here are 10 songs released over the past few years that happen to be about girls named “Adeline.” Barrett – “Adaline” – Appalachian Home (October 2025) “Her eyes will cut right through you Make you think of all that you’ve been through And how she still loves you now So, please, be mine Oh please, Adaline” Ben Chapman – “Adeline May” – Make the Night Better (March 2022) “Well she came on a hot July day We called her Adeline May She had her mama’s green eyes When they looked into mine I knew I’d never be the same” Briscoe – “Adeline” – Heat of July (September 2025) “On the front porch, letting the walls come down You and me babe, burning the midnight hour Come tomorrow with a couple of states between I’ll be waiting like a dog for the day that you finally see So come on back, come on back, Adeline” Dylan Gossett – “Adeline (You’re Outta Line)” – Westward (July 2025) “Winter’s here in the breeze, babe, you remember what you’d say? You’d say that sunlight through dead trees reminds you of autumn days But you’re blowing smoke by the freeway, your skin as dry as your laugh Yes you know you’re numbering your days, getting closer to your last Oh, Adeline, you’re outta line” Henrik – “Adaline” – North Main Street (We Belong Here) (October 2025) “Adaline, it’s alright You’ve been staying up all night Scared if what your parents said was true You could spend your whole life looking through those closed eyes Missing out on what’s in front of you I hope you know you don’t have to pretend Adaline, you’ve always got a friend” JD Graham – “Adaline” – A Pound of Rust (June 2023) “Oh Adaline, did you miss another train that might have taken you home? And did you trade that ticket back for a bag of dope? And did your heart feel betrayed as you watched it go? And are you still scared to leave? Oh Adaline, are you happy with the choice you made? Did it make you the woman you are today?” Joshua Slone – “Adeline” – Thinking Too Much (October 2025) “Call me when you get back home You know, I can freak out when I’m all alone I’ll be waiting by the phone And I’d like to make plans, but we’ll never know When we can make time to waste time With your lips on mine ‘Til that aligns, I’m homesick for Adeline” Shane Smith & the Saints – “Adeline” – Norther (November 2023) “Adeline, I should have been fine by now But I am facing what we had ‘Cause in the night, I can’t deny The love from you I’m missing hurts me bad I should have let you hold me back” The Band of Heathens & Hayes Carll – “Adeline” – Hayes & the Heathens (October 2024) “I found you holding court at Central Station For the boys who prove their love through slow starvation I just skipped that strange initiation And hoped you would see me walk away Adeline” Tyce Delk – “Adaline” – Enough Ain’t Enough EP (November 2025) “Adaline, oh, Adaline Let’s make up don’t break up my heart Adaline” Honorable Mention: The Dip – “Adeline” – The Dip Delivers (February 2019) This one isn’t a country or folk song, and it was released several years before the rest of the tracks on this list, but it’s still a heater and another example of “Adeline” being used in music. If you aren’t familiar with The Dip, I highly recommend checking them out. The post Can Someone Explain This Massive Trend Of Country Songs About A Girl Named “Adeline?” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.