# Adela (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/adela/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | “noble” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæ.də.lə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 14,105 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 14,105 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 549, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Latinate form of French Adèle, short form of Germanic compound names beginning with Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”). Compare Old English æþele, English athel.

## What it means

Adela is grouped under noble.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 152 | 1,469 |
| 2012 | 210 | 1,167 |
| 2013 | 209 | 1,148 |
| 2014 | 184 | 1,291 |
| 2015 | 227 | 1,124 |
| 2016 | 202 | 1,217 |
| 2017 | 184 | 1,282 |
| 2018 | 188 | 1,237 |
| 2019 | 193 | 1,210 |
| 2020 | 200 | 1,165 |
| 2021 | 205 | 1,187 |
| 2022 | 222 | 1,114 |
| 2023 | 215 | 1,129 |
| 2024 | 224 | 1,098 |
| 2025 | 201 | 1,151 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 19 | 1,545 |
| 2012 | 34 | 1,037 |
| 2013 | 37 | 982 |
| 2014 | 27 | 1,234 |
| 2015 | 31 | 1,114 |
| 2016 | 29 | 1,172 |
| 2017 | 32 | 1,082 |
| 2018 | 25 | 1,314 |
| 2019 | 38 | 936 |
| 2020 | 28 | 1,164 |
| 2021 | 29 | 1,161 |
| 2022 | 38 | 910 |
| 2023 | 24 | 1,325 |
| 2024 | 19 | 1,603 |
| 2025 | 20 | 1,512 |

## In other languages

- Czech: Adéla
- Estonian: Teele
- French: Adèle
- German: Adele
- Greek: Αδέλα
- Hebrew: אָדֵל
- Hungarian: Adél, Adela
- Italian: Adele
- Polish: Adela
- Romanian: Adela
- Spanish: Adela

## People named Adela

- Adela of Normandy, Countess of Blois from 1089 to 1102
- Adela of France, Countess of Flanders (1009–1079)
- Adela Zamudio, Bolivian writer
- Mary Adela Blagg, British astronomer (1858–1944)
- Adela Pankhurst, British-Australian suffragette and political activist
- Adela, Catholic saint and royal princess
- Adela Rogers St. Johns, American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter (1894-1988)
- Adela Florence Nicolson, English poet (1865–1904)
- Adéla Hanzlíčková, Czech wrestler
- Adela Raz, Afghan ambassador to the United States
- Adela Milčinović, Croatian writer (1879-1968)
- Adela Ringuelet, Argentinian astrophysicist

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.