Given name & surname
Adalia
Adalia is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewאדליא
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Adalia is a biblical name, probably from Persian.
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Adalia appears in Esther 9:8.
From biblical name research
Adalia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,499
- 0 boys · 2,499 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 133 babies
- 2025
- 118
- #1,721 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +34%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 118 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,721 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 34.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (20). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,822 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.
Adalia’s family of names
Adalia may belong to the same name family as ADALLIA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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