Adelaide

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A few things about Adelaide you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Adelaide

Adelaide Kane

Australian actress (born 1990)

Choose Adelaide and your child shares a first name with Adelaide Kane, an Australian actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Adelaide, like who?” Adelaide Kane's Wikipedia article is available in 36 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,514 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Adelaide, 1,062 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Adelaide would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAdelaide has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Adelaides, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1883, when it reached #179.
• 📈Then vs nowAdelaide is 9.0× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 13,550 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 1,514.
• 📍Where it's lovedAdelaide is most popular in Montana, where it ranks #79, followed by Colorado (#118) and New Hampshire (#121). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Germanic, Adelaide means “noble kind”.

About the name Adelaide

Adelaide is a girl name meaning “noble kind”. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ide”. US birth records list Adelaide for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked #179 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #289, with 1,062 babies.