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Adela

Girl

Meaning of Adela: German: 'noble'

Adela is a girl's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1118th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1603rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1118

201 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1603

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

14,105

First recorded 1880 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 81 babies1982: 63 babies1983: 69 babies1984: 63 babies1985: 62 babies1986: 75 babies1987: 72 babies1988: 57 babies1989: 85 babies1990: 93 babies19901991: 105 babies1992: 85 babies1993: 97 babies1994: 107 babies1995: 97 babies1996: 95 babies1997: 107 babies1998: 152 babies1999: 112 babies2000: 126 babies20002001: 119 babies2002: 135 babies2003: 119 babies2004: 120 babies2005: 149 babies2006: 141 babies2007: 143 babies2008: 150 babies2009: 165 babies2010: 128 babies20102011: 152 babies2012: 210 babies2013: 209 babies2014: 184 babies2015: 227 babies2016: 202 babies2017: 184 babies2018: 188 babies2019: 193 babies2020: 200 babies20202021: 205 babies2022: 222 babies2023: 215 babies2024: 224 babies2025: 201 babies
US babies named Adela per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 227.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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