Given name
Adelia
“of the nobility; serene; of good humor”
In Spanish use, Adelia has a related form in Adela. One German interpretation is “of the nobility; serene; of good humor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Adelia has a related form in 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 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adelia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,717
- 0 boys · 5,717 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 112 babies
- 2025
- 88
- #2,117 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 88 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,117 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 112 in 2017. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,440 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.
Adelia’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Adelia has a short form in Delia. In Spanish usage, Adelia has a related form in Adela. In German usage, Adelia has a related form in Adele.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Adelia
- Adeliia PetrosianRussian figure skaterborn 2007
- Adelia Armstrong LutzAmerican painter1859–1931
- Adelia SilvaUruguayan educator, writer and social activist (1925-2004)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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