Adell
Adell was the 10932nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 426th; the most babies were born in 1921 (197). Over the last ten years it has moved down 49 places. More babies were named Adell in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Adele) noble (from Germanic adal) · Germanic, French
- Rank in 2025
- #10,932 girls, up 4,202 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921197 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,263babies recorded
What does the name Adell mean?
Adell is a spelling of Adele, pronounced the same way, so it shares Adele's meaning and origin.
Adele is borrowed from French Adèle, the equivalent of Adela, from a Germanic root meaning noble, according to Wiktionary, which compares English athel and German edel. DMNES explains Adela as Old High German adal, noble, and lists medieval saints and queens of the name. DMNES notes that Adeline began as a pet form of Adela or Adelaide, built on the same element. Adele has been used in the US since 1880.
adal (Old High German, “noble”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Adela, Adelle, Adeline, Della, Adelaide.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean noble.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Adele' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Adela', DMNES (Durham University)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Adeline', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Adell popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,932 | — | 8 | — |
| 2020 | #15,134 | — | 5 | — |
| 2010 | #10,463 | — | 10 | — |
| 2000 | #13,177 | — | 6 | — |
| 1990 | — | #5,832 | — | 8 |
| 1980 | — | #4,944 | — | 7 |
| 1970 | #6,365 | #4,233 | 7 | 6 |
| 1960 | #2,307 | #2,873 | 26 | 9 |
| 1950 | #1,212 | #2,772 | 58 | 8 |
| 1940 | #862 | #1,627 | 68 | 18 |
| 1930 | #679 | #1,331 | 102 | 29 |
| 1920 | #492 | #1,234 | 195 | 34 |
| 1910 | #426 | #1,421 | 86 | 6 |
| 1900 | #481 | — | 49 | — |
| 1890 | #758 | — | 13 | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Adell, counting every spelling?
Adell is a spelling of Adele, a name family that ranked #712 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #10,932 for Adell on its own. Together these spellings went to 398 girls in 2025.
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 Adell?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adell 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adell?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Adell are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 49 and 81. That makes Adell a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Adell: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adell
What does Adell mean?
Adell is a spelling of Adele, which means “noble (from Germanic adal)” (Germanic, French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Adell?
Adell was the 10932nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 426th; the most babies were born in 1921 (197). Over the last ten years it has moved down 49 places. More babies were named Adell in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Adell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adell in the US.