Adele
Adele is a distinctive choice, ranked #719 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Adele in their class.
About the Name Adele
Adele is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 86 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #246 in 1998 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Adele is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Adele in their class.
In the US it sits at #798 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Adele
- Eva & Adele — Eva & Adele were an artistic couple who claim to have "landed their time machines" in Berlin after the Wall fell in 1989, claiming to be "hermaphrodite twins from the future".
- Adele Silva — Adele Silva is an English actress.
- Adele Morales — Adele Carolyn Morales was an American painter, actress, and memoirist.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Adele
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Adele
Almost certainly the only Adele 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 Adele
Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia