Adella
Adella was the 2608th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 309th; the most babies were born in 1920 (143). Over the last ten years it has moved down 52 places. More babies were named Adella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,608 girls, down 108 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 66girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920143 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,998babies recorded
Adella popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,608 | 66 |
| 2020 | #2,500 | 69 |
| 2010 | #2,691 | 66 |
| 2000 | #6,489 | 16 |
| 1990 | #6,466 | 13 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 |
| 1970 | #3,111 | 21 |
| 1960 | #1,888 | 36 |
| 1950 | #1,679 | 31 |
| 1940 | #1,097 | 43 |
| 1930 | #889 | 66 |
| 1920 | #599 | 143 |
| 1910 | #737 | 33 |
| 1900 | #611 | 33 |
| 1890 | #483 | 29 |
| 1880 | #309 | 26 |
How popular is Adella, counting every spelling?
Adella is a spelling of Adela, a name family that ranked #925 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,608 for Adella on its own. Together these spellings went to 267 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adela | 201 | #1,151 | 1,067 |
| Adella | 66 | #2,608 | 339 |
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 Adella?
66 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adella (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adella 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 127 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adella?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Adella are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 10 and 65. That makes Adella mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Adella by state
How common Adella was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Adella: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adella, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adella
How popular is the name Adella?
Adella was the 2608th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 309th; the most babies were born in 1920 (143). Over the last ten years it has moved down 52 places. More babies were named Adella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Adella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adella in the US.
Where is Adella most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adella was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Ohio.