Adelaide

“Noble natured” — Germanic, via French origin

Girl's name · #289 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Adelaide was #179 in 1883, slipped to #5580 by 1973, and has climbed back to #289 today. About 35,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Adelaide's short forms are Addie, Adi, Addy, and Addi.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,200 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 2,000 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 2,300 girls in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Adelaides

Adelaide of Italy — Holy Roman Empress, Catholic saint (931–999)
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen — Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837
Adelaide of Aquitaine — French noble woman and queens consort
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard — French painter and miniaturist (1749–1803)
Adelaide of Maurienne — second spouse but first Queen consort of Louis VI of France

In stories & tradition

Adelaide Brooke — The Waters of Mars
Adelaide of Poland, the White — human whose existence is disputed
Adelaide — Arabella

What Adelaides become

Among 270 notable people named Adelaide:

Artists & writers appear 1.93× more often than among typical names — e.g. Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, French painter and miniaturist (1749–1803).

Similar names: Adelaida · Matilda · Adela · Estella · Adelyn · Ada

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