Adela
Adela is a female given name, the latinate form of Adele, meaning 'noble' or 'serene'. Adela is a male name in Ethiopia, meaning 'favours', and a female name in Arabic (عدله).
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- Romanian
- Polish
Meaning & Origin of Adela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adela is a female given name, the latinate form of Adele, meaning 'noble' or 'serene'. Adela is a male name in Ethiopia, meaning 'favours', and a female name in Arabic (عدله).
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Adela
Adela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 229 births, good for #1,071 nationwide. As of 2026, Adela ranks #1,071 for baby girls with 229 births, gradually rising (+15%). All told, over 14K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Adela
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Adela. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Adela
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- Adela of Pfalzel (660-c. 735), saint and founder of convent of Pfalzel
- Adela of France (1009–1079), saint, Duchess of Normandy, and Countess of Flanders
- Adela of Normandy (1062 or 1067–1137), saint, daughter of William I of England
- Adela, mother of Saint Trudo
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Names that sound like Adela
Phonetically similar names — useful when Adela is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Adela
Adela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Adela's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #446. Use the chart and map above to compare Adela's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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