Adelaide
Adelaide is a distinctive choice, ranked #342 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Adelaide in their class.
About the Name Adelaide
Adelaide is steadily gaining in popularity, up 75 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #347 in 2023, and it currently sits at #411. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Adelaide is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Adelaide in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #271, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Adelaide
- Adelaide Guinness, Viscountess Iveagh — Adelaide Maria Guinness, Viscountess Iveagh was an Irish aristocrat.
- Adelaide Cottage — Adelaide Cottage (formerly known as Adelaide Lodge) is a house in Windsor Home Park just east of Windsor Castle, in Berkshire, England.
- Adelaide of Italy — Adelaide of Italy (German: Adelheid; 931 – 16 December 999 AD), also called Adelaide of Burgundy, was Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Emperor Otto the Great.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Adelaide
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Adelaide
Almost certainly the only Adelaide in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Famous People Named Adelaide
Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia