Adele

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

Adele first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 13 babies (rank #140 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Adele

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Adele yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In The Brontë Novels: Adèle Varens — Rochester's ward

Famous people named Adele

Adèle Exarchopoulosfilm actor · b. 1993
Adèle of Champagneregent · b. 1140
Adèle Haenelfilm actor · b. 1989

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	13	#140
2015	7	#227
2016	12	#184
2017	7	#197