Given name
Adalaide
“of the nobility; serene; of good humor”
Adalaide is a variant of Adela. One German interpretation is “of the nobility; serene; of good humor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Adalaide is a variant of Adela. One German interpretation is “of the nobility; serene; of good humor.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adalaide through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 447
- 0 boys · 447 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #4,546 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +39%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,546 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 38.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Adalaide’s family of names
Adalaide has a related form in Adela.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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