Adelaide

Girl name

Adelaide has been given to 35,007 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2016 and currently ranks #289 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈæ.də.leɪd/

Borrowed from French Adélaïde, from Old High German Adalheid (from adal (“noble”) + heit (“nature, character”)), modern German Adelheid; doublet of Alice.

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

35,007

Peak year

2016 (1,240 babies)

Rank in 2025

#289 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -9%

Gender split

All girls

Famous people named Adelaide

Empress Matilda

Holy Roman Empress (1114–1125); claimant to the English throne

Adelaide of Aquitaine

French noble woman and queens consort

Adelaide of Maurienne

Second spouse but first Queen consort of Louis VI of France

Tina Modotti

Italian photographer, activist and actress (1896–1942)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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