Adelaide

Meaning: Noble natured
Origin: French (from Germanic)

Nicknames: Addie, Adi, Addy, Addi

Girl's name · #289 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Adelaide was #179 in 1883, slipped to #5580 by 1973, and has climbed back to #289 today. About 35,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Adelaide ranks in other countries and regions.

#342 in England & Wales (2025) · #401 in N. Ireland (2025) · #415 in France (2025) · #784 in Scotland (2025) · #1,170 in Switzerland (2025) · #228 in Canada (2024).

Famous Adelaides

Adelaide of Italy — Holy Roman Empress, Catholic saint (931–999)
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen — Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837
Adelaide of Aquitaine — French noble woman and queens consort
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard — French painter and miniaturist (1749–1803)
Adelaide of Maurienne — Second spouse but first Queen consort of Louis VI of France

In stories & tradition

Adelaide Brooke^sr — The Waters of Mars (TV episode)
Adelaide of Poland, the White^pl — Hypothetical sister of Mieszko I of Poland and mother of Vazul of Hungary
Adelaide — Arabella (musical stage work)

What Adelaides become

Among 270 notable people named Adelaide:

Artists & writers appear 1.93× more often than among typical names — e.g. Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, French painter and miniaturist (1749–1803).

Spellings & nicknames

About 180 girls a year are given Addie as their full name.

Similar names: Adelaida · Matilda · Adela · Jayde · Estella · Ada

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