Meaning of the nameAdele
- Female
- Germanic origin
- French origin
- A-de-le
Adele is a female name of Germanic origin, used in French as Adèle and in other languages, from a root meaning 'noble'.
- People (2022)
- 1,821
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,463
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 771
- people
Adele in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adele, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (529 people).
1,771 women 50 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Adele is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adele in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 379 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 137 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 121 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 113 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 111 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 105 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 104 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 97 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 93 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 89 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 58 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 54 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 44 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 33 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adele
Wiktionary lists Adele as a female name borrowed from French Adèle, equivalent to Adela, from a Germanic root meaning 'noble'. Behind the Name describes it as the German, English and Italian form of Adela, linked to the Germanic root aþal. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,821 people named Adele, with a median age of 21, almost always women. The French form with an accent, Adèle, is a separate spelling.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Adele · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Adele · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Adele
What does the name Adele mean?
Adele means “noble (form of Adela, of Germanic root)”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Adele in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,821 people with the first name Adele, which ranks it number 5,463 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Adele a boy's or a girl's name?
Adele is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,771 women and 50 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Adele?
Adele is a name of Germanic and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Adele most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Adele (111 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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