Adele

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

Adele first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 271 babies (rank #105 that year). In 2024 it was given to 194 girls (rank #138). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

4,257

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

271

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

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Adele in 2024

Other girls' names starting with A

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	24	#813
1992	30	#721
1993	32	#690
1994	34	#606
1995	32	#678
1996	29	#738
1997	35	#639
1998	30	#723
1999	38	#601
2000	45	#535
2001	45	#545
2002	42	#572
2003	69	#399
2004	70	#400
2005	60	#461
2006	96	#322
2007	79	#394
2008	103	#316
2009	115	#297
2010	127	#252
2011	185	#171
2012	241	#123
2013	217	#138
2014	271	#105
2015	258	#117
2016	221	#132
2017	222	#123
2018	216	#124
2019	212	#125
2020	226	#110
2021	223	#119
2022	208	#118
2023	228	#104
2024	194	#138