Adelard

Where Adelard comes from

From Medieval Latin Adelardus.
— Wiktionary's entry for Adelard
Along the way
  1. 750
    Adelard of Spoleto born
    Duke of Spoleto
  2. 1075
    Adelard of Bath born
    12th-century English natural philosopher
  3. 1884
    First appearance
    #764 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1895
    Peak, #501
    16 babies named Adelard — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1896
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name of chiefly historical usage.
Namesakes
  • Adelard of Bath · 12th-century English natural philosopher, 1075–1160
  • Adelard of Spoleto · Duke of Spoleto, 750–824

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.