Adelia comes from the Germanic tradition, meaning Noble, of noble character.
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How popular is Adelia?
2017peak year
The name Adelia reached its peak in 2017, with 112 registrations (ranked #1828). The name has actually been around since 1880 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2175) today, averaging about 87 new babies per year. Adelia's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 5,628 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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