Adelheid
Adelheid is the modern Dutch and German form of the Old High German female given name Adalheid, meaning "nobility" or "noble-ness". It may refer to the following people:
Meaning & Origin of Adelheid
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adelheid is the modern Dutch and German form of the Old High German female given name Adalheid, meaning "nobility" or "noble-ness". It may refer to the following people:
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The Story of Adelheid
Adelheid first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1894, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 20 Adelheids were born — ranking #5,874 that year. As of 2026, Adelheid ranks #5,874 for baby girls with 20 births, rising sharply (+50% over the past five years). In total, more than 253 Adelheids have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Adelheid
Adelheid is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1894 and has accumulated 253 births in the dataset. Adelheid's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,353. Use the chart and map above to compare Adelheid'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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