Adele

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Peak · girls
1914 · 709 births
Debut · girls
41 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
42,362
since 1880

Adele over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Adele has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank18801900192019401960198020002020peak #187, 1914girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#751362—
2024#797353—
2023#825334—
2022#815344—
2021#816340—
2020#791344—
2019#760368—
2018#905297—
2017#791347—
2016#664443—
2015#645444—
2014#764366—
2013#634443—
2012#536564—
2011#625462—
2010#909287—
2009#1,079236—
2008#1,495156—
2007#1,544148—
2006#1,833111—
2005#1,704116—
2004#1,726112—
2003#1,652116—
2002#1,95590—
2001#1,750102—
2000#1,82794—
1999#1,66799—
1998#1,84583—
1997#1,70791—
1996#1,84079—
1995#1,62691—
1994#1,64991—
1993#1,75384—
1992#1,92872—
1991#1,67788—
1990#1,61792—
1989#1,76976—
1988#1,61480—
1987#1,53183—
1986#1,60274—
1985#1,60474—
1984#1,36287—
1983#1,252100—
1982#1,39987—
1981#1,31596—
1980#1,39689—
1979#1,28399—
1978#1,47377—
1977#1,131112—
1976#1,17297—
1975#1,127103—
1974#1,133102—
1973#1,088105—
1972#1,11699—
1971#1,103108—
1970#1,126104—
1969#932130—
1968#984112—
1967#945116—
1966#763165—
1965#730186—
1964#752191—
1963#715204—
1962#650241—
1961#610275—
1960#605272—
1959#564301—
1958#575294—
1957#540315—
1956#491362—
1955#464382—
1954#424423—
1953#406443—
1952#377477—
1951#394433—
1950#390433—
1949#375440—
1948#360470—
1947#381435—
1946#381399—
1945#392330—
1944#387332—
1943#377367—
1942#378355—
1941#388313—
1940#366322—
1939#374309—
1938#328370—
1937#320372—
1936#325359—
1935#331365—
1934#314396—
1933#330362—
1932#282486—
1931#279499—
1930#266558—
1929#272555—
1928#254637—
1927#244713—
1926#252682—
1925#243738—
1924#232812—
1923#231789—
1922#217900—
1921#215890—
1920#206944—
1919#211886—
1918#1911,030#3,7286
1917#192960—
1916#198902—
1915#188897—
1914#187709—
1913#210492—
1912#220418—
1911#228298—
1910#224288—
1909#220257—
1908#250192#1,3735
1907#247191—
1906#220199—
1905#221200—
1904#243163—
1903#232164—
1902#230172—
1901#233157—
1900#230186—
1899#213164—
1898#229165—
1897#202187—
1896#223152—
1895#210166—
1894#217151—
1893#214144—
1892#235123—
1891#227113—
1890#208133—
1889#215115—
1888#213116—
1887#23780—
1886#23279—
1885#23671—
1884#22971—
1883#21468—
1882#20864—
1881#24043—
1880#24041—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Adele was already there! It came in at #240, and was given to 41 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 44 girls a year got the name.

Where Adele is popular in 2025

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedNHWashington: #511 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,220 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedMNIllinois: #417 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,773 girlsILWisconsin: #612 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,894 girlsWIMichigan: #735 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,573 girlsMINew York: #304 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,424 girlsNYMassachusetts: #564 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,670 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedIAIndiana: #1,032 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,582 girlsINOhio: #878 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,727 girlsOHPennsylvania: #615 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,918 girlsPANew Jersey: #404 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,868 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #616 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 3,171 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedUTColorado: #634 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,916 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedVAMaryland: #731 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,331 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedARTennessee: #888 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,582 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #1,281 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,747 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #776 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,274 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedALGeorgia: #915 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,521 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedHITexas: #1,352 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 8,919 girlsTXFlorida: #531 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,552 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New York#304 · 1 in 1,424
  2. New Jersey#404 · 1 in 1,868
  3. Illinois#417 · 1 in 1,773
  4. Washington#511 · 1 in 2,220
  5. Florida#531 · 1 in 2,552

Best ever in a state: #18 in Nevada, 1914.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#304551 in 1,424
New Jersey#404191 in 1,868
Illinois#417251 in 1,773
Washington#511131 in 2,220
Florida#531341 in 2,552
Massachusetts#56491 in 2,670
Wisconsin#61271 in 2,894
Pennsylvania#615161 in 2,918
California#616511 in 3,171
Colorado#63481 in 2,916
Maryland#73161 in 3,331
Michigan#735101 in 3,573
Louisiana#77651 in 3,274
Ohio#878101 in 4,727
Tennessee#88871 in 4,582
Georgia#915101 in 4,521
Indiana#1,03251 in 5,582
North Carolina#1,28161 in 7,747
Texas#1,352181 in 8,919
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

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See more about Adele
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 40 spots since 2020 (#791 → #751)
  • 106 spots since 2015 (#645 → #751)
  • Biggest jump: 284 spots in 2011
  • Biggest drop: 194 spots in 1970
Rise & fade · girls
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1914 at #187 (709 births)
  • Births halved by 1939, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 106 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 106 yrs · run 1880–1969
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,074
  • Highest: 1 in 1,074 girls born in 1914 were named Adele (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,440 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 18.1% of all girls named Adele (7,660) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s748#208 (1882)#226
1890s1,498#202 (1897)#218
1900s1,881#220 (1909)#233
1910s6,880#187 (1914)#205
1920s7,660#206 (1920)#237
1930s4,076#266 (1930)#315
1940s3,763#360 (1948)#379
1950s3,863#377 (1952)#463
1960s1,892#605 (1960)#769
1970s1,006#1,088 (1973)#1,175
1980s846#1,252 (1983)#1,484
1990s870#1,617 (1990)#1,731
2000s1,281#1,079 (2009)#1,657
2010s4,021#536 (2012)#723
2020s2,077#751 (2025)#799

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

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