girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Adelaide

Meaning noble Gender Girl Rank 2025 #289 Trend → Stable

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

Rank 2025
#289
among girls · ↓18 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,062
named Adelaide · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,513
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
1,240 babies
All-time total
35,007
#748 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Adelaide popularity over time

35,007 babies have been named Adelaide since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1884Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 879 88 – #179
1890s 1,319 132 +50% #214
1900s 1,547 155 +17% #233
1910s 3,908 391 +153% #257
1920s 3,344 334 -14% #299
1930s 1,298 130 -61% #465
1940s 866 87 -33% #660
1950s 498 50 -42% #1,153
1960s 243 24 -51% #1,887
1970s 168 17 -31% #3,147
1980s 286 29 +70% #2,595
1990s 724 72 +153% #1,492
2000s 2,919 292 +303% #551
2010s 10,225 1,023 +250% #255
2020s (to 2025) 6,783 1,131 +11% #261

Where Adelaide is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,068 0.66 #288
2027 1,072 0.67 #287
2028 1,076 0.67 #287
2029 1,080 0.67 #286
2030 1,083 0.67 #286

Where Adelaide is most popular

Girls named Adelaide per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.696 per 1,000. Strongest in Maine, New Hampshire, and Utah.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Adelaide born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maine 47 3.04 +337%
New Hampshire 46 2.49 +258%
Utah 206 2.48 +256%
Idaho 70 2.09 +201%
Rhode Island 23 1.84 +164%
Alaska 15 1.74 +151%
Colorado 187 1.68 +141%
Montana 21 1.55 +123%
Nebraska 55 1.53 +120%
Vermont 7 1.44 +108%
Oregon 94 1.44 +108%
Kansas 83 1.44 +107%
Washington 181 1.25 +80%
Michigan 223 1.22 +76%
Missouri 147 1.22 +75%
Wyoming 5 1.17 +69%
Connecticut 67 1.15 +66%
Massachusetts 139 1.15 +65%
Minnesota 124 1.15 +65%
South Carolina 103 1.15 +65%
North Carolina 244 1.07 +54%
Arkansas 56 1.06 +52%
Iowa 61 1.04 +50%
Tennessee 163 1.03 +48%
Wisconsin 105 1.02 +47%
Virginia 172 1.01 +45%
Indiana 134 0.954 +37%
Ohio 224 0.944 +36%
Oklahoma 67 0.910 +31%
Pennsylvania 213 0.901 +30%
Louisiana 78 0.891 +28%
New Mexico 21 0.863 +24%
Maryland 90 0.849 +22%
West Virginia 22 0.839 +21%
Kentucky 70 0.818 +18%
Illinois 178 0.778 +12%
Alabama 72 0.767 +10%
New Jersey 131 0.726 ≈ national
Georgia 161 0.709 ≈ national
Arizona 99 0.706 ≈ national
Nevada 31 0.667 ≈ national
New York 240 0.606 -13%
District of Columbia 7 0.591 -15%
South Dakota 8 0.560 -19%
Mississippi 25 0.534 -23%
North Dakota 7 0.533 -23%
Texas 428 0.532 -23%
Florida 227 0.531 -24%
Delaware 5 0.441 -37%
California 364 0.433 -38%
Hawaii – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Adelaide

Adelaide is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #289 in 2025 with 1,062 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 35,007 American babies have been named Adelaide. Its peak came in 2016, when 1,240 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Adelaide stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adelaide?

The median living Adelaide is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 16. An estimated 23 thousand people named Adelaide are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Adelaide year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 1,062 #289
2024 1,161 #271
2023 1,106 #286
2022 1,122 #282
2021 1,192 #261
2020 1,140 #272
2019 1,065 #304
2018 1,118 #297
2017 1,163 #277
2016 1,240 #255
2015 1,163 #272
2014 1,050 #317
2013 1,020 #320
2012 920 #346
2011 775 #408
2010 711 #434
2009 535 #571
2008 558 #551
2007 410 #713
2006 285 #926
2005 278 #901
2004 211 #1,086
2003 167 #1,254
2002 174 #1,179
2001 167 #1,213
2000 134 #1,387
1995 62 #2,155
1990 41 #2,799
1985 30 #3,009
1980 19 #3,992
1975 17 #3,774
1970 14 #4,038
1965 18 #2,938
1960 36 #1,887
1955 44 #1,537
1950 64 #1,153
1945 67 #925
1940 110 #660
1935 102 #646
1930 209 #465
1925 308 #391
1920 471 #299
1915 502 #262
1910 206 #270
1905 130 #291
1900 183 #233
1895 142 #230
1890 102 #242
1885 94 #194
1880 65 #186

Famous people named Adelaide

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Adelaide Kane Adelaide Kane Australian actress and model (born 1990) Contemporary
  2. 2 Adelaide Clemens Adelaide Clemens Australian actress (born 1989) Contemporary
  3. 3 Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Queen of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837 1792–1849 · 18th century
  4. 4 Adelaide of Italy Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress, Catholic saint (931–999) Medieval
  5. 5 Adelaide Hall Adelaide Hall American-British jazz singer and actor (1901–1993) Contemporary
  6. 6 Adelaide of Austria Adelaide of Austria Queen of Sardinia from 1849 to 1855 1822–1855 · 19th century
  7. 7 Adelaide of Aquitaine Queen of the Franks from 987 to 996 950–1004 · Medieval
  8. 8 Adelaide of Maurienne Queen of the Franks from 1115 to 1137 1092–1154 · Medieval
  9. 9 Adelaide del Vasto Adelaide del Vasto Countess of Sicily (1089–1101) and Queen of Jerusalem (1112–1117) 1072–1118 · Medieval
  10. 10 Adelaide of Susa Adelaide of Susa Marchioness of Turin from 1034 to 1091 1020–1091 · Medieval
  11. 11 Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Wife of Miguel I of Portugal (1831–1909) 19th century
  12. 12 Adelaide of Paris Queen of the West Franks from 877 to 879 850–901 · Medieval
  13. 13 Adelaide of Holland Adelaide of Holland Countess of Hainaut (c. 1230 – 1284) Medieval
  14. 14 Adelaide, Countess of Burgundy Adelaide, Countess of Burgundy Countess suo jure of Burgundy from 1248 to 1279 1218–1279 · Medieval
  15. 15 Adelaide Ferreira Portuguese singer b. 1959 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Adelaide, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Adelaide?

The median living Adelaide is about 9 years old. Half of all living Adelaides are between 5 and 16 years old.

How many people named Adelaide are alive today?

An estimated 23 thousand people named Adelaide are alive in the United States, based on 35,007 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Adelaide mean?

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

How popular is the name Adelaide in 2025?

Adelaide ranked #289 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,062 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adelaide?

35,007 babies have been named Adelaide in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adelaide most popular?

Adelaide peaked in 2016, when 1,240 newborns received the name.

Is Adelaide a boy or girl name?

Adelaide is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Adelaide rising or falling?

Adelaide has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Adelaide become more popular?

Adelaide looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,083 girls named Adelaide in 2030, ranking around #286. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Adelaide?

Well-known people named Adelaide include Adelaide Kane (actor), Adelaide Clemens (actor), Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (companion).

Names like Adelaide

Names that sound and feel close to Adelaide: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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