Adela

Adela: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “noble”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: uh-DEL-ə · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Germanic adal 'noble'. Used in many European languages and related to names such as Adele, Adelaida, and Adelaide.

Spanish names Italian names Polish names Slavic names Names meaning noble Names meaning royalty Classic names International names

How popular is Adela?

202467.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Compare with another name

Babies named Adela in 2024224

2024 rank#1,095 girls

Peak year1899

Total US babies since 188013,902

Adela has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Adela

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Dellanoble · Germanic
Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
Ameliawork · Germanic
Ellaall, completely · Germanic
Alicenoble type · Germanic
Adelinenoble · Germanic
Emeryindustrious ruler · Germanic
Milliegentle strength · Germanic

Adela questions

What does the name Adela mean?

Adela means "noble". It comes from Germanic. From Germanic adal 'noble'. Used in many European languages and related to names such as Adele, Adelaida, and Adelaide.

Is Adela a boy or girl name?

Adela is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Adela?

224 US babies were named Adela in 2024. Its peak year was 1899.

How do you pronounce Adela?

Adela is usually pronounced uh-DEL-ə.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.