Entry № 0029 · French, Germanic origin

Adele Adele — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-DELL /
Gender
Girl
Origin
French, Germanic
Meaning
"Noble (Adele, 16-time Grammy winner)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 450
First recorded
Medieval (French)

A name that means "noble (adele, 16-time grammy winner)".

Adele is from the Old Germanic adal ("noble"). **Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born 1988)** — the **British singer-songwriter whose four numbered albums (*19*, *21*, *25*, *30*) have collectively sold over 120 million units** worldwide. **First artist in the era of Billboard's Adult Contemporary Songs chart to have three #1 albums**. **Won 16 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year three times** (2012, 2017, 2023). **Her *21* (2011) was the best-selling album of the 21st century at the time of its release**; *25* (2015) was the fastest-selling album in US history. **Has performed at the Oscars, the Brit Awards, and Glastonbury.**

Subject of countless music industry profiles.

Noble. 16 Grammys; her album 21 was the best-selling album of the 21st century when released.

The name in its native script.

Adèle
Transliteration
Adèle
Pronunciation
/ əˈdɛl /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Adele stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 450 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 280 in 2012
Babies named Adele · last year
720 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 · #280 NOW · #450

Adeles before her.

Real people
Adele
British singer-songwriter.
born 1988
In fiction
Adèle
Truffaut's The Story of Adele H.
1975

Names connected to Adele.

The number behind Adele.

4

The Builder

Adele reduces to four — the number of sixteen-Grammy noble.

Why families chose this name.

"Adele's noble. Five letters. Adele."
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