Where does the name Adelaide come from?

Adelaide is a girl name of Germanic origin.

Is Adelaide a boy or a girl name?

Adelaide is overwhelmingly a girl name in the United States. Of the 32,784 U.S. babies recorded with this name, more than 99% are girls.

How popular is the name Adelaide in 2023?

Adelaide ranks #286 for girls in the U.S. Social Security Administration's 2023 dataset. Its all-time U.S. peak was 2016 with 1,240 babies.

How do you pronounce Adelaide?

Adelaide is pronounced AD-uh-layd (3 syllables).

What are common spellings of Adelaide?

Adelaide is also written as Adélaïde, Adelheid.

A name from Germanic · Girl

Adelaide

From Old High German Adalheid — adal, "noble," + heid, "kind, sort" — "of noble kind." The Australian city was named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.

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Popularity over time

A 143-year arc in numbers.

32,784 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Popularity · 1880–2023

1,106 births in 2023

1880 1951 2023

Babies named per year Peak year Most recent

Meaning

A name that means something.

AFrom Old High German Adalheid — adal, "noble," + heid, "kind, sort" — "of noble kind." The Australian city was named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.

Variants & spellings

2 ways to spell "Adelaide".

Each transliteration carries a slightly different cultural fingerprint.

Adélaïde Most common Adelheid

Quick answers

People often ask about Adelaide.

What does the name Adelaide mean?: Adelaide means from Old High German Adalheid — adal, "noble," + heid, "kind, sort" — "of noble kind." The Australian city was named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.
Where does the name Adelaide come from?: Adelaide is a girl name of Germanic origin.
Is Adelaide a boy or a girl name?: Adelaide is overwhelmingly a girl name in the United States. Of the 32,784 U.S. babies recorded with this name, more than 99% are girls.
How popular is the name Adelaide in 2023?: Adelaide ranks #286 for girls in the U.S. Social Security Administration's 2023 dataset. Its all-time U.S. peak was 2016 with 1,240 babies.
How do you pronounce Adelaide?: Adelaide is pronounced AD-uh-layd (3 syllables).
What are common spellings of Adelaide?: Adelaide is also written as Adélaïde, Adelheid.

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.