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Adelia

“Variant of Adela — Noble; serene” — Spanish/Germanic origin

Girl's name · #2117 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Adelia has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #322 (1884) · 5,717 babies named Adelia all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,700 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 5,200 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 5,700 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Adelias

• Adelia Armstrong Lutz — American painter
• Adelia Silva — Uruguayan educator, writer and social activist (1925-2004)
• Adelia Di Carlo — Argentinean writer
• Adelia Sarah Gates — American botanical illustrator (1825-1912)
• Adelia Cleopatra Graves — American educator, author

In stories & tradition

• Adelia — Adelia

What Adelias become

Among 28 notable people named Adelia:

Artists & writers appear 1.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Adelia Armstrong Lutz, American painter.

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