Adele

#751 for girls in 2025, 362 births · Last seen for boys in 1918 at #3,728
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #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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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 1963

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #610 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,625 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedWIMichigan: #850 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 16,012 girlsMINew York: #484 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 4,535 girlsNYMassachusetts: #492 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,391 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: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedINOhio: #631 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,581 girlsOHPennsylvania: #511 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,361 girlsPANew Jersey: #425 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,107 girlsNJConnecticut: #440 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,860 girlsCTCalifornia: #629 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 6,449 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedCONebraska: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedMDDelaware: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedNCSouth 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: #573 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,164 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedGAHawaii: #262 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,014 girlsHITexas: #1,012 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 13,398 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Adele, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#262 · 1 in 1,014
  2. New Jersey#425 · 1 in 4,107
  3. Connecticut#440 · 1 in 4,860
  4. New York#484 · 1 in 4,535
  5. Massachusetts#492 · 1 in 7,391

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#26261 in 1,014
New Jersey#425141 in 4,107
Connecticut#44051 in 4,860
New York#484361 in 4,535
Massachusetts#49271 in 7,391
Pennsylvania#511161 in 6,361
Louisiana#57371 in 5,164
Illinois#610131 in 7,625
California#629271 in 6,449
Ohio#631101 in 9,581
Michigan#85051 in 16,012
Texas#1,01281 in 13,398
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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.

See more about Adele
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 46 spots since 2024 (#797 → #751)
  • 40 spots since 2020 (#791 → #751)
  • 106 spots since 2015 (#645 → #751)
  • Biggest jump: 284 spots in 2011 (#909 → #625)
  • Biggest drop: 194 spots in 1970 (#932 → #1,126)
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.

Adele in 1963

girls
#715
204 births · 1 in 9,449 girls

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #715Adele204
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 9,449 of them was named Adele, which outranked 90.7% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adele
  1. #711Gigi206
  2. #711Latonya206
  3. #711Selena206
  4. #715Adele204
  5. #715Georgette204
  6. #717Corrine203
  7. #717Simone203
  8. #717Ursula203

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1963 →