Adelia

Meaning: Noble; serene
Origin: Variant of Adela (from Spanish/Germanic)

Girl's name · #2117 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Adelia belongs to an older America first — it reached #322 back in 1884 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2117. About 5,700 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 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Adelia ranks in other countries and regions.

#299 in Poland (2025) · #604 in Sweden (2025) · #760 in France (2025) · #1,024 in Belgium (2025) · #1,801 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,790 in England & Wales (2025) · #890 in Canada (2024).

Famous Adelias

Adélia Prado — Brazilian writer and poet
Adélia Fonseca — Brazilian poet, pianist and painter (1827–1920)
Adelia Armstrong Lutz — American painter
Adelia Silva — Uruguayan educator, writer and social activist (1925–2004)
Adelia Di Carlo — Argentinean writer

In stories & tradition

Adelia — Adelia (musical stage work)

What Adelias become

Among 47 notable people named Adelia:

Artists & writers appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Adélia Prado, Brazilian writer and poet.

Similar names: Adella · Lenna · Addelyn · Odelia · Malena · Adelaida

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