Adele is a girl's name of German origin meaning “nobility.” In 2024 it was given to 351 girls in the United States.
Adele belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “nobility” — 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, Adele first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #187 in 1914, and in 2024 351 babies received the name — 41,996 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Adele means “nobility” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Adele is a girl name. In 2024, 351 babies received the name in the US.
Adele comes from the German tradition.
Adele first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #187 in 1914, and 351 babies were given the name in 2024.
Adele is pronounced /əˈdɛl/ (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.
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