Meaning and history
German, English, and Italian form of Adela. Notable bearers include the dancer and actress Adele Astaire (1896–1981) and the British singer Adele Adkins (born 1988), known simply as Adele. After her debut album was released in 2008, the name returned to the American top 1000 after a 40-year absence.
20062006: 111 births, rank #1,833
2007: 148 births, rank #1,544
2008: 156 births, rank #1,495
2009: 236 births, rank #1,079
2010: 287 births, rank #909
20112011: 462 births, rank #625
2012: 564 births, rank #536
2013: 443 births, rank #634
2014: 366 births, rank #764
2015: 444 births, rank #645
20162016: 443 births, rank #664
2017: 347 births, rank #791
2018: 297 births, rank #905
2019: 368 births, rank #760
2020: 344 births, rank #791
20212021: 340 births, rank #816
2022: 344 births, rank #815
2023: 334 births, rank #825
2024: 353 births, rank #797
20252025: 362 births, rank #751
Adele rose from #797 to #751 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1918, with 1,030 births.