Entry № 0027 · Old Germanic origin

Adela Adela — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-DEH-lah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Old Germanic
Meaning
"Noble (William the Conqueror's daughter)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Germanic)

A name that means "noble (william the conqueror's daughter)".

Adela is from the Old German adal (noble). Adela of Normandy (c. 1067-1137) was the daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders — Countess of Blois, mother of King Stephen of England, and important patron of the Cluniac reform.

Adela Rogers St. Johns was the iconic American journalist (1894-1988).

Noble. Daughter of William the Conqueror.

Where Adela stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Adela · last year
412 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1880
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Adelas before her.

Real people
Adela of Normandy
Daughter of William the Conqueror.
c. 1067 – 1137
Adela Rogers St. Johns
American journalist.
1894 – 1988
In fiction
Adela
Common in medieval historical fiction.

Names connected to Adela.

The number behind Adela.

1

The Pioneer

Adela reduces to one — the number of Norman noble.

Why families chose this name.

"William the Conqueror's daughter. Five letters. Adela."
Catherine · Mother of one · Blois