Adelene
Adelene was the 7142nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 1025th; the most babies were born in 1919 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,739 places. More babies were named Adelene in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Adeline) noble · Germanic, French
- Rank in 2025
- #7,142 girls, up 77 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191937 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,258babies recorded
What does the name Adelene mean?
Adelene is a spelling of Adeline, pronounced the same way, so it shares Adeline's meaning and origin.
Adeline is an old French pet form built on Germanic names beginning with adal, 'noble', such as Adela and Adelaide; DMNES describes it as a diminutive of Adelheid or Adela that quickly became a name of its own. The Normans brought it to England, and DMNES finds it in English records from 1189. Wiktionary agrees that it reached England with the Normans as a diminutive of Adela and Adele. Addie is a common short form, and Adelina is the Latin and Spanish form.
adal (Old High German, “noble”)-ine (French, “diminutive ending”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Adelina, Adaline, Adalyn, Adelaide, Adela, Addie, Ada.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean noble.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Adeline', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Adeline', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Adelene popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,142 | 15 |
| 2020 | #7,219 | 15 |
| 2010 | #8,708 | 13 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #4,317 | 7 |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1930 | #1,875 | 19 |
| 1920 | #1,439 | 31 |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Adelene, counting every spelling?
Adelene is a spelling of Adeline, a name family that ranked #21 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,142 for Adelene on its own. Together these spellings went to 7,187 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adeline | 3,864 | #59 | 16,287 |
| Adaline | 1,446 | #208 | 6,949 |
| Adelyn | 851 | #355 | 5,153 |
| Adelynn | 693 | #447 | 3,991 |
| Addelyn | 94 | #2,017 | 549 |
| Adelyne | 64 | #2,691 | 293 |
| Adelin | 42 | #3,577 | 236 |
| Addelynn | 32 | #4,354 | 156 |
| Adelynne | 38 | #3,832 | 156 |
| Addeline | 31 | #4,460 | 140 |
| Adelene | 15 | #7,142 | 91 |
| Adelinne | 6 | #13,228 | 42 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Adelene?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adelene (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adelene born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adelene.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adelene?
About 600 people born in the US named Adelene are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 31. That makes Adelene mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Adelene by state
How common Adelene was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Adelene: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adelene, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adelene
What does Adelene mean?
Adelene is a spelling of Adeline, which means “noble” (Germanic, French origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Adelene?
Adelene was the 7142nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 1025th; the most babies were born in 1919 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,739 places. More babies were named Adelene in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Adelene a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adelene in the US.
Where is Adelene most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adelene was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.