Entry № 126 · French origin

Adele Adele — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-DELL /
Gender
Girl
Origin
French
Meaning
"Noble (Adele, 16-time Grammy winner)"
Syllables
3
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.

9

The Giver

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Adele reduce to 9, The Giver. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.