Adele
French and German, from the Germanic element adal, meaning noble, and a short form of longer names beginning with it.
Adele in 2025
Adele was given to 362 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,478th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 9,158 babies born.
The history of Adele
Adele reached its highest point in 1918, when 1,036 babies were given the name, ranking 340th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 299th, in 1897.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 42,373 babies have been named Adele. Half of them were born before 1935, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Adele by decade
| Decade | Babies named Adele | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 748 | 335 |
| 1890s | 1,498 | 299 |
| 1900s | 1,886 | 327 |
| 1910s | 6,886 | 329 |
| 1920s | 7,660 | 367 |
| 1930s | 4,076 | 496 |
| 1940s | 3,763 | 666 |
| 1950s | 3,863 | 694 |
| 1960s | 1,892 | 1,070 |
| 1970s | 1,006 | 1,814 |
| 1980s | 846 | 2,064 |
| 1990s | 870 | 2,674 |
| 2000s | 1,281 | 1,945 |
| 2010s | 4,021 | 1,017 |
| 2020s | 2,077 | 1,478 |
Where Adele is heading
Adele has fallen 18% over the past decade, from 444 babies in 2015 to 362 in 2025.
Names like Adele
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Adele.