Adelle
Adelle was the 4760th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 643rd; the most babies were born in 2011 (179). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,566 places. More babies were named Adelle in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Adele) noble (from Germanic adal) · Germanic, French
- Rank in 2025
- #4,760 girls, down 1,742 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011179 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,492babies recorded
What does the name Adelle mean?
Adelle 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)
Adelle popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,760 | 28 |
| 2020 | #3,018 | 53 |
| 2010 | #1,500 | 149 |
| 2000 | #2,974 | 47 |
| 1990 | #4,120 | 24 |
| 1980 | #3,993 | 19 |
| 1970 | #3,435 | 18 |
| 1960 | #2,196 | 28 |
| 1950 | #1,577 | 35 |
| 1940 | #1,591 | 24 |
| 1930 | #1,084 | 46 |
| 1920 | #739 | 95 |
| 1910 | #795 | 29 |
| 1900 | #886 | 18 |
| 1890 | #728 | 14 |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 |
How popular is Adelle, counting every spelling?
Adelle is a spelling of Adele, a name family that ranked #712 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,760 for Adelle 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 Adelle?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adelle (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adelle 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 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adelle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adelle?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Adelle are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 14 and 43. That makes Adelle 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.
Adelle by state
How common Adelle was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.5×). In 48 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 Adelle: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adelle, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adelle
What does Adelle mean?
Adelle is a spelling of Adele, which means “noble (from Germanic adal)” (Germanic, French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Adelle?
Adelle was the 4760th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 643rd; the most babies were born in 2011 (179). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,566 places. More babies were named Adelle in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adelle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adelle in the US.
Where is Adelle most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adelle was most common in New York (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Florida.