Adelaide
A girls’ name of Old German origin, meaning noble natured.
Babies a year
1,155
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#289
down from #271
UK popularity
#342
126 babies · up from #411
How Adelaide has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #272 |
| 2016 | #255 |
| 2017 | #276 |
| 2018 | #297 |
| 2019 | #304 |
| 2020 | #272 |
| 2021 | #261 |
| 2022 | #283 |
| 2023 | #284 |
| 2024 | #271 |
| 2025 | #289 |
In 2025, 126 babies in England and Wales were named Adelaide. In the US, 1,155 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Adelaide was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.07% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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