Adelaide
Adelaide is a feminine given name from the English form of a Germanic given name, from the Old High German Adalheidis, meaning "noble natured".
- English
- Italian
- Portuguese
- French
Meaning & Origin of Adelaide
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adelaide is a feminine given name from the English form of a Germanic given name, from the Old High German Adalheidis, meaning "noble natured".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Italian
- Portuguese
- French
The Story of Adelaide
American parents first put Adelaide on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 65 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 1,240 Adelaides were born — ranking #255 that year. About 28% of every Adelaide on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Adelaide ranks #283 for baby girls with 1,135 births, holding steady (0%). All told, over 36K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Adelaide
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Adelaide. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Where is Adelaide most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- MU35%
- AO20%
- South Africa17%
- Australia16%
- Portugal13%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Adelaide
Phonetically similar names — useful when Adelaide is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Adelaide
Adelaide is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 36K births in the dataset. Adelaide's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #179. Use the chart and map above to compare Adelaide'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.