Adelae
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AD-eh-lay
- Origin
- Germanic
Adelae is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “noble”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Adelae mean?
Germanic: variant of Adela or Adelaide
“noble”
Respelling related to Adela and Adelaide, from the Germanic element adal 'noble'.
Is Adelae a girl's or a boy's name?
Adelae is a girls' name.
How popular is Adelae in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the girls named Adelae in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Adelae in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
Nicknames for Adelae
- Addie 7 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Adelae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Adalynn, Elodie, Amora, Amelie, Lorelai, Alaia, Emery, Brynlee, Avery, Coraline, Adalee, Ailany
Names related to Adelae
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Adelae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adelae, updated 20 October 2026.