Adella
Feminine · “noble”
Adella is Adela elaborated — noble, in Germanic, with an Italian ending laid on top. The Conqueror had a daughter Adela, and the element behind her name is everywhere in European naming.
How old is the name Adella?
Adella was already in use when US birth records began in 1880 — it is at least 145 years old. The typical Adella alive today was born around 1936, making them about 89 years old. About 2,700 people named Adella are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Adella most popular?
Adella peaked in 1880, reaching #309 nationally. Today it ranks #2607, 2,298 places below that high. See the whole 1880 chart.
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Where it comes from
From adal to Adella
The story of Adella
Adela was a Frankish and Norman name — William the Conqueror's daughter Adela was regent of Blois and mother of King Stephen — and it produced Adele, Adeline and Adela across Europe. The -ella elaboration is Italian and Spanish in origin, and nineteenth-century American families used it alongside Estella, Luella and Rosella. Adella peaked around 1885.
Meaning
noble
From the Germanic adal, 'noble', through Adela with the diminutive -ella. The adal element is one of the most productive in Germanic naming, giving Albert, Adelaide, Alice and Adeline. The meaning is transparent and undisputed.
How the name formed
- adal
- Adela
- Adella
Related forms: Adella · Adela · Adele · Adela
Pronouncing Adella
uh-DEL-uh
Three syllables, stress in the middle. Italian says it the same way with a crisper double l.
Nicknames for Adella
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1880
- Most girls named
- 1918135 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #309reached in 1880
- Change vs 2022
- +1.5%66 in 2025, from 65
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Adella in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Adella in Italian — same name
- Adela in English — related form
- Adele in German — related form
- Adela in Spanish — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Minnesota.
Adellas among us
people named Adella are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 24,353 born in 2025 was named Adella
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Spellings of Adella
- #2607
- Adella on the 2025 chart
- #698
- counting every spelling
The SSA counts spellings, not names. Adella went to 66 girls in 2025, but Adela is the same name said out loud. Together the 2 spellings went to 267, which makes it the 698th most-given girls’ name of the year — 1,909 places above the chart.
- Adela201
- Adella66
About 1 girl in 6,020 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 24,353 for Adella itself.
Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Adella sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Adella is headed
Adella should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Adella beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Adella in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The meaning is transparent and the adal element is thoroughly documented.
- Della and Ada are two short forms, both with their own records.
- A documented Norman princess and regent stands behind the parent name.
- Adela and Adele are both commoner and closely related.
- It is strongly period-coded to the late nineteenth century.
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Frequently asked
- How many Adellas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,700 people named Adella are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How do you spell Adella?
- Adella is one of 2 recorded spellings. Adela is the more common one — 201 births in 2025 against 66 for Adella.
- How popular is the name Adella in 2025?
- Adella ranks #2607 among US girl names in 2025, with 66 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Adella?
- About 1 in every 24,353 US girls born in 2025 was named Adella — 66 in all.
- Will my child share the name Adella with classmates?
- Adella will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Adella
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