Adele

Adele

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

Adele first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 165 babies (rank #246 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,888

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

165

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	144	#260
1997	142	#266
1998	165	#246
1999	133	#277
2000	141	#274
2001	117	#313
2002	98	#357
2003	59	#528
2004	69	#488
2005	53	#604
2006	57	#595
2007	56	#623
2008	86	#467
2009	44	#795
2010	54	#683
2011	93	#458
2012	90	#487
2013	69	#593
2014	69	#597
2015	72	#586
2016	77	#550

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

144

#260

1997

142

#266

1998

165

#246

1999

133

#277

2000

141

#274

2001

117

#313

2002

#357

2003

#528

2004

#488

2005

#604

2006

#595

2007

#623

2008

#467

2009

#795

2010

#683

2011

#458

2012

#487

2013

#593

2014

#597

2015

#586

2016

#550