Adelaida

“Noble nature — Spanish form of Adelaide” — Germanic (Old High German Adalheid, via French/Spanish) origin

Girl's name · #2647 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Adelaida reached its best rank, #1034, in 1899 and ranked #2647 in 2025. About 3,200 girls have carried it since 1889.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Adelaidas

Adelaida Avagyan — hygienist (1924–2000)
Adelaida García Morales — Spanish writer
Adelaida K. Semesi — director of the Institute of Marine Science, Zanzibar and botanical collector
Adelaida Abarca Izquierdo — Spanish Republican political activist
Adelaida Gertsyk — Russian poet (1874-1925)

Among 67 notable people named Adelaida:

Artists & writers appear 1.85× more often than among typical names — e.g. Adelaida García Morales, Spanish writer.

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