Adele

“Noble; nobility” — Germanic, via French origin

Girl's name · #751 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Adele holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#751 in 2025). About 42,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Adele's short forms are Addie and Adie.

Around the world: #9 in France (2025) · #62 in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Adeles

Adele — English singer-songwriter (born 1988)
Adèle Exarchopoulos — French actress (born 1993)
Adèle of Champagne — Queen of the Franks from 1160 to 1180
Adèle Haenel — French actress
Adele Goldberg — American computer scientist (born 1945)

In stories & tradition

Adele Effanga — Holby City
Adele Diamond — Law & Order
Adele Schmeidler — operatic character

What Adeles become

Among 653 notable people named Adele:

Entertainers appear 1.93× more often than among typical names — e.g. Adele, English singer-songwriter (born 1988).

Similar names: Addie · Rosie · Adela · Estelle · Marcella · Belle

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