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“Noble; serene” — Germanic, via French origin
Girl's name · #1151 in the US (2025) · Heirloom
Adela is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1882, when it ranked #447. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 14,000 girls since 1880, ranked #1151 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Together with its spelling variant Adella (#2608), Adela would rank around #964 with about 270 births last year — the newborns split about 75/25 between Adela and Adella.
Around the world: #12 in Czechia (2025) · #95 in Poland (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 568 notable people named Adela:
Medical professionals appear 1.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Adela Azcuy, Cuban nurse (1861–1914).
Similar names: Adella · Nelly · Adele · Lela · Luisa · Adelaida
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