Given name & surname
Ade
“man from Hadria”·“a man from Hadria”·“man”
Ade is a variant of Adrian. Interpretations include “man from Hadria” (Latin) and “a man from Hadria” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions. Ade is a variant of Adam. Interpretations include “man” (Hebrew) and “of the earth” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ade is a variant of Adrian. Interpretations include “man from Hadria” (Latin) and “a man from Hadria” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions. Ade is a variant of Adam. Interpretations include “man” (Hebrew) and “of the earth” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ade is a variant of Adrian. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain. Ade is a variant of Adam. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ade is a variant of Adam. The history of Adam gives this family its wider story. Adam has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ade through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 408
- 374 boys · 34 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,203 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,203 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 23.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 954 as a first name in 2020; 1,553 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ade’s family of names
Ade has a related form in Adam. Ade has a related form in Adrian.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ade
- Ade Akinbiyiassociation football playerborn 1974
- Ade Alleyne-ForteSprinter from Trinidad and Tobagoborn 1988
- Ade MafeBritish sprinterborn 1966
- Ade AdekolaNigerian artistborn 1966
- Ade DagunduroNigerian basketball player (born 1986)
- Ade Chandrabadminton playerborn 1950
- Ade Resky DwicahyoAzerbaijani badminton playerborn 1998
- Adé BantuNigerian-German musician, producer and social activistborn 1971
- Ade BethuneCatholic Worker artist (1914-2002)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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Sibling ideas
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