Girl name German origin Christian tradition

Adele

ə-DEL · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Noble, French and German variant of Adelaide
Language
German
Culture
Germanic;French
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
German · French
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#798
2024 births351
Peak year1918
First appeared1880
Total US births41,996
1918 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AdiAddieDella
Alternate spellings
AdellAdèleAdela
In other languages
Adèle (French)Adela (Spanish/Polish)Adela (Italian)Adelina (Italian)

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Adele (singer)
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Saint Adele