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Adele

Girl

Meaning of Adele: German: 'noble'

Adele 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 — 737th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 767th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#737

362 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#767

49 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

42,373

First recorded 1880 · peak 1918

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 96 babies1982: 87 babies1983: 100 babies1984: 87 babies1985: 74 babies1986: 74 babies1987: 83 babies1988: 80 babies1989: 76 babies1990: 92 babies19901991: 88 babies1992: 72 babies1993: 84 babies1994: 91 babies1995: 91 babies1996: 79 babies1997: 91 babies1998: 83 babies1999: 99 babies2000: 94 babies20002001: 102 babies2002: 90 babies2003: 116 babies2004: 112 babies2005: 116 babies2006: 111 babies2007: 148 babies2008: 156 babies2009: 236 babies2010: 287 babies20102011: 462 babies2012: 564 babies2013: 443 babies2014: 366 babies2015: 444 babies2016: 443 babies2017: 347 babies2018: 297 babies2019: 368 babies2020: 344 babies20202021: 340 babies2022: 344 babies2023: 334 babies2024: 353 babies2025: 362 babies
US babies named Adele per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 564.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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