Given name & surname
Adella
“of the nobility; serene; of good humor”
Adella is a variant of Adela. One German interpretation is “of the nobility; serene; of good humor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Adella 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 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,998
- 0 boys · 5,998 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 143 babies
- 2025
- 66
- #2,608 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 66 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,608 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 143 in 1920. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,481 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.
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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Adella
- Adella Hunt LoganAmerican suffragist1863–1915
- Adella Prentiss Hughespianist and impresario based in Cleveland, Ohio1869–1950
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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