Adela
A Germanic name from the element adal, meaning 'noble'. A daughter of William the Conqueror bore it, which helped establish it in England and France.
Adela in 2025
Adela was given to 201 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,199th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 16,494 babies born.
The history of Adela
Adela reached its highest point in 2015, when 227 babies were given the name, ranking 2,025th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 757th, in 1894.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 14,105 babies have been named Adela. Half of them were born before 1970, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Adela by decade
| Decade | Babies named Adela | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 147 | 765 |
| 1890s | 307 | 757 |
| 1900s | 377 | 800 |
| 1910s | 1,040 | 858 |
| 1920s | 1,246 | 1,032 |
| 1930s | 805 | 1,201 |
| 1940s | 1,043 | 1,227 |
| 1950s | 1,180 | 1,371 |
| 1960s | 903 | 1,703 |
| 1970s | 792 | 1,963 |
| 1980s | 704 | 2,416 |
| 1990s | 1,050 | 2,112 |
| 2000s | 1,367 | 2,479 |
| 2010s | 1,877 | 2,025 |
| 2020s | 1,267 | 2,075 |
Where Adela is heading
Adela has fallen 11% over the past decade, from 227 babies in 2015 to 201 in 2025.
Names like Adela
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Adela.