Adelaide is a girl's name of German origin meaning “noble natured.” In 2024 it was given to 1,158 girls in the United States.
Adelaide belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “noble natured” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Adelaide first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #179 in 1883, and in 2024 1,158 babies received the name — 33,938 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
More names from the German shelf:
Adelaide means “noble natured” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Adelaide is a girl name. In 2024, 1,158 babies received the name in the US.
Adelaide comes from the German tradition.
Adelaide first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #179 in 1883, and 1,158 babies were given the name in 2024.
Adelaide is pronounced /ˈæ.də.leɪd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
NamePetal