How Many People Are Named Adele?
An estimated 16,292 people in the United States have the first name Adele. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Adele peaked in popularity in 1918 with 1,036 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Adele as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Adele paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
16,292
About 1 in 21,038 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1918
1,036 births
Total Registered
42,007
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Adele
Adele is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 42,007 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Adele as a male name
Ranked #3,731 in 1918
6 male births in 1918
Peak: 1918 (6 births)
Adele as a female name
Ranked #798 in 2024
351 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (1,030 births)
Adele: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Adele span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 7,660 babies were registered. Adele has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Adele by Decade
How has Adele tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 748 | 0 | 748 | |
| 1890s | 1,498 | 0 | 1,498 | |
| 1900s | 1,886 | 5 | 1,881 | |
| 1910s | 6,886 | 6 | 6,880 | |
| 1920s | 7,660 | 0 | 7,660 | |
| 1930s | 4,076 | 0 | 4,076 | |
| 1940s | 3,763 | 0 | 3,763 | |
| 1950s | 3,863 | 0 | 3,863 | |
| 1960s | 1,892 | 0 | 1,892 | |
| 1970s | 1,006 | 0 | 1,006 | |
| 1980s | 846 | 0 | 846 | |
| 1990s | 869 | 0 | 869 | |
| 2000s | 1,281 | 0 | 1,281 | |
| 2010s | 4,021 | 0 | 4,021 | |
| 2020s | 1,712 | 0 | 1,712 | |
Adele by State
Birth registrations for Adele span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in West Virginia, South Dakota, New Mexico. On average, about 681 Adeles were registered per state.
Adele + Last Name Combinations
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Adele: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adele?
We estimate approximately 16,292 people named Adele are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 21,038 Americans share this first name.
Is Adele a common name?
Adele is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 42,007 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Adele most popular?
Adele reached peak popularity in 1918, when 1,036 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Adele is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Adele a female name?
Adele is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Adele Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Adele Smith, Adele Johnson, Adele Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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