Adelei
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AD-eh-lay
- Origin
- Germanic
Adelei is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “noble”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Adelei mean?
Germanic: variant of Adela or Adelaide
“noble”
Respelling related to Adela and Adelaide, from the Germanic element adal 'noble'.
Is Adelei a girl's or a boy's name?
Adelei is a girls' name.
How popular is Adelei in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the girls named Adelei in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Adelei in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
Nicknames for Adelei
- Addie 7 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Adelei
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Adalynn, Lorelai, Elodie, Emery, Ailany, Amelie, Avery, Amelia, Azari, Everly, Elowyn, Amora
Names related to Adelei
More Germanic names
Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice
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, “Adelei: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adelei, updated 20 October 2026.