Adele: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced uh-DEL · 2 syllables

Adele means “noble”, from Germanic and French.

Borrowed from French Adele, equivalent of Adela, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare athel, German edel, Old English aethele.

How popular is Adele?

Adele was the #751 name in the US in 2025, given to 362 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 34% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1910.

Babies named Adele in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1910).

Half of US adults named Adele are older than 65; most are between 21 and 88. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Adele means “noble”. It comes from Germanic and French.

Adele is pronounced uh-DEL.

Adele was the #751 name in the US in 2025, given to 362 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 34% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1910.

Half of US adults named Adele are older than 65. Most are between 21 and 88.