# Adele (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/adele/  
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 | French |
| Meaning | “noble” |
| Pronunciation | /əˈdɛl/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Adel |
| US babies named this | 42,373 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 11 / 42,362 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,403, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Adèle, equivalent of Adela, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare athel, German edel, Old English æþele.

## What it means

Adele 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 | 462 | 625 |
| 2012 | 564 | 536 |
| 2013 | 443 | 634 |
| 2014 | 366 | 764 |
| 2015 | 444 | 645 |
| 2016 | 443 | 664 |
| 2017 | 347 | 791 |
| 2018 | 297 | 905 |
| 2019 | 368 | 760 |
| 2020 | 344 | 791 |
| 2021 | 340 | 816 |
| 2022 | 344 | 815 |
| 2023 | 334 | 825 |
| 2024 | 353 | 797 |
| 2025 | 362 | 751 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 5 | 1,373 |
| 1918 | 6 | 3,731 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 93 | 458 |
| 2012 | 90 | 487 |
| 2013 | 69 | 593 |
| 2014 | 69 | 597 |
| 2015 | 72 | 585 |
| 2016 | 77 | 550 |
| 2017 | 82 | 526 |
| 2018 | 60 | 670 |
| 2019 | 54 | 717 |
| 2020 | 42 | 853 |
| 2021 | 64 | 603 |
| 2022 | 57 | 655 |
| 2023 | 56 | 647 |
| 2024 | 49 | 767 |
| 2025 | 51 | 719 |

## People named Adele

- Adele, English singer-songwriter (born 1988)
- Adèle Haenel, French actress
- Adele Goldberg, American computer scientist (born 1945)
- Adele Jergens, American actress (1917–2002)
- Adele Mara, American actress (1923-2010)
- Adele Goldstine, American computer programmer (1920–1964)
- Adele Neuhauser, Austrian actress
- Adèle Hugo, 2nd daughter of Victor Hugo (1830–1915)
- Adele Astaire, American dancer and entertainer (1896-1981)
- Adèle Castillon, French singer and actress
- Adele Sandrock, German actress (1863-1937)
- Adele Romanski, American film producer

## 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.