Given name
Adalene
“of the nobility; serene; of good humor”
Adalene is a variant of Adela. One German interpretation is “of the nobility; serene; of good humor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Adalene 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 1887. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adalene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 708
- 0 boys · 708 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #8,866 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,866 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 46 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 425 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Adalene’s family of names
Adalene 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 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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