Girl · Name family
Adelaide
63,361births recorded
15Countries
3Variants
1922Peak · Argentina
#176Ontario 2024
Adelaide is a girl name family recorded 63,361 times in 15 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Ontario (#176 in 2024). Its all-time peak was in Argentina in 1922, at 110.0 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Adelaida (Argentina).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
All forms of Adelaide
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | English | 35,007 | 🇺🇸 United States | #289 | 1893 | ▶ 2 % |
| Adelaide | English | 13,025 | 🇫🇷 France | #422 | 1987 | ▲ 72 % |
| Adelaide | English | 1,633 | 🏴 England & Wales | #342 | 2025 | ▲ 109 % |
| Adelaide | English | 1,355 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #176 | 2021 | ▶ 1 % |
| Adelaide | English | 272 | 🇨🇦 Alberta | #626 | 2021 | ▼ 63 % |
| Adelaide | English | 252 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #311 | 2021 | ▲ 209 % |
| Adelaida | English | 7,597 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2141 | 1922 | ▲ 9 % |
| Adelaida | English | 3,177 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2645 | 1899 | ▲ 58 % |
| Adelaida | English | 44 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #515 | 2025 | – |
| Adelaida | English | 30 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1927 | – |
| Adelheid | German | 225 | 🇺🇸 United States | #9457 | 1894 | ▲ 11 % |
| Adelheid | German | 130 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 1985 | – |
| Adelheid | German | 65 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1916 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Adelaida ↔ Adelaide — verified against linguistic sources
- Adelaide ↔ Adelheid — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
Questions about Adelaide
How popular is the name Adelaide?
In 2024 it ranked #176 in Ontario. Official registers record 63,361 births across 15 countries.
What is Adelaide in other languages?
Adelaida (English); Adelheid (German).
When was Adelaide most popular?
It peaked in Argentina in 1922, at 110.0 births per 100,000.
Is Adelaide a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Adelaide is a girl name.