The first name Adelia
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 9 girls were named Adelia, making it the 2,788th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 13 births (#2,115).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Adelia with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Adelia at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 88 girls born in the United States were named Adelia, the 2,117th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2017, when 112 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Adelia
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Adélia PradoBrazilian writer and poet, born 1935
- Adélia FonsecaBrazilian poet, pianist and painter (1827-1920)
- Mary TreatAmerican biologist, botanist and entomologist (1830-1923)
Questions
- How popular is the name Adelia?
- In 2025, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Adelia, ranking 2,788th. Its peak was 2024, with 13 births.
- Is Adelia a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,717 US babies named Adelia since 1880 were girls.
- When was Adelia most popular?
- 2017 in the United States, when 112 babies were named Adelia, its highest rank at 1,828th.