Adelle
Adelle is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Adelle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adelle is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Adelle
The earliest SSA record of Adelle as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 5 babies received it. 2011 was its biggest year on record, with 179 newborns named Adelle — #1,311 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Adelle ranks #4,536 for baby girls with 30 births, falling sharply (-37%). All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Adelle
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Adelle. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Adelle
Adelle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Adelle's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #642. Use the chart and map above to compare Adelle'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.