Adele
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning noble.
How Adele has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #646 |
| 2016 | #662 |
| 2017 | #792 |
| 2018 | #904 |
| 2019 | #763 |
| 2020 | #791 |
| 2021 | #814 |
| 2022 | #819 |
| 2023 | #823 |
| 2024 | #798 |
| 2025 | #751 |
Adele by the numbers
In 2025, 51 babies in England and Wales were named Adele. In the US, 344 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 1,030 babies in 1918, making it a 1910s name.
At its height, in 1915, about 1 in 1,100 American girls born that year was called Adele.
Names that come from Adele
Forms of Adele in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Adele. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Adelanoble; of noble birth184 in the US (2017)
- Adellenoble; a form of Adele77 in the US (2017)
- Adeljustice or fairness12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Adelienoble; variant of Adele or Adelia11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Adellnoble; a form of Adele or Adela14 in the US (2017)
- Adelinoble; a form of Adeline6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Adele
Names that are said the same way as Adele, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Aidelnoble natured; a form of Adele6 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Adele, 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 Adele
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