Adelia

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

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

Adelia belongs to an older America first — it reached #322 back in 1884 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2117. About 5,700 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

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

Adélia Prado — Brazilian writer and poet
Adélia Fonseca — Brazilian poet, pianist and painter (1827-1920)
Adelia Armstrong Lutz — American painter
Adelia Silva — Uruguayan educator, writer and social activist (1925-2004)
Adelia Di Carlo — Argentinean writer

In stories & tradition

Adelia — Adelia

What Adelias become

Among 47 notable people named Adelia:

Artists & writers appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Adélia Prado, Brazilian writer and poet.

Similar names: Adella · Lenna · Addelyn · Odelia · Malena · Adelaida

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