Girls' name · peaked in 1914
Adele name popularity since 1925
27,020 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Adele. Half of them were born in 1955 or earlier, so the typical Adele is about 71 years old in 2026. Adele peaked in 1914 as the #187 name for girls, and it ranked #751 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 27,020
- Named Adele, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1914
- #187 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #751
- for girls in 2025 (362 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 27,020 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- New York
- 3.37× its national share
Peak year is the year Adele made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Adele births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Adele peaked earlier, in 1914.
- Steepest fall: Between 1965 and 1970, Adele's share of baby girls fell by 44%, from 1 in 9,490 to 1 in 16,800.
- Fastest rise: Between 2006 and 2011, it became 4.5× more common, from 1 in 17,100 baby girls to 1 in 3,810.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Adele's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Adele.
Decade by decade
Babies named Adele in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 3,325 | – |
| 1930s | 4,076 | #331 |
| 1940s | 3,763 | #392 |
| 1950s | 3,863 | #464 |
| 1960s | 1,892 | #730 |
| 1970s | 1,006 | #1,127 |
| 1980s | 846 | #1,604 |
| 1990s | 870 | #1,626 |
| 2000s | 1,281 | #1,705 |
| 2010s | 4,021 | #645 |
| 2020–25 | 2,077 | #751 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
27.0% of babies named Adele from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Adele is most popular
The index compares Adele's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Adele.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 3.37× | 5,616 |
| New Jersey | 2.81× | 1,703 |
| Massachusetts | 1.90× | 995 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.85× | 2,062 |
| Connecticut | 1.82× | 433 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Adele and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Adele (this page) | 27,020 | 1914 |
| Adelle | 4,051 | 1906 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Adele's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Adele.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Adele (1914).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data