Given name
Adelina
“of the nobility; serene; of good humor”
In Spanish use, Adelina is a diminutive of Adela. One German interpretation is “of the nobility; serene; of good humor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Adelina is a diminutive of Adela. One German interpretation is “of the nobility; serene; of good humor.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Adelina is a romanization of Аделина. Аделина comes from Old High German.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Adelina is a diminutive of Adela.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adelina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,762
- 0 boys · 16,762 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 1,007 babies
- 2025
- 1,007
- #304 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +42%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,007 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 304 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 41.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (218). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 15,131 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.
Adelina’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Adelina has a diminutive in Alina. In Italian usage, Adelina shares a linguistic root with the French form Adeline. Adelina has a related form in Adela.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Adelina has relatives in 7 languages.
6 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Adelina
- Adelina SotnikovaRussian figure skaterborn 1996
- Adelina PattiSpanish opera singer (1843–1919)
- Adelina ZagidullinaRussian fencerborn 1993
- Adelina TahiriAlbanian singerborn 1992
- Adelina GutiérrezChilean astrophysicist and academician1925–2015
- Adelina IsmailiKosovo-Albanian singer, actress, beauty pageant winner (born 1979)
- Adelina BogușRomanian rowerborn 1988
- Adelina EngmanFinnish association football playerborn 1994
- Adélina LévêqueEmpress Consort of Haiti (1795–1878)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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