Baby name
STABLE
🇦🇺 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Adele
/uh · DEL/
Meaning
“Noble”
Short form of Germanic 'Adalheidis' meaning 'noble', modernized and driven mainstream by British singer (b. 1988).
Nicknames
adele · del
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Functionally rebranded by Adele the global artist; rose from obscure Victorian to top-20 UK name within 5 years of her fame.
The cultural moment.
Spiked in UK/Australia 2009-2015 following Adele's rise; now stabilizing at top 30-40 in English-speaking countries.