Adelaide

Variant of Adelheidis, German

"noble, nobility"

Adelaide Origin and Meaning

The name Adelaide is a girl's name of German origin meaning "noble, nobility".

Adelaide is now heading straight uphill on the coattails of such newly popular sisters as Ava, Ada, and Audrey, and in the company of Adeline and Amelia. It was chosen by actress Katherine Heigl for the name of her second daughter.

Adelaide gained fame as the noble German princess who married the British King William IV in 1830 and became known as "Good Queen Adelaide," inspiring the name of the Australian city and a craze for her name. Earlier, St. Adelaide was married to Otto the Great and became Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, described as "a marvel of beauty and goodness."

When Aussie actress Rachel Griffiths (also mother of son Banjo) chose Adelaide for her daughter, she said she'd been inspired by the city, Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, and the Disney character in The Aristocats. Adelaide can also be found in works by Thomas Hardy and Agatha Christie.

Adelaide Rank in US Top 1000

# 284 in the US

Adelaide Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 55 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Adelaide

• 284 US 2023
• 55 Nameberry 2025
• 175 Canada 2021
• 149 Future 2028
• 347 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Adelaide

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Adelaide.

• Genevieve
• Cora
• Emmeline
• Adeline
• Thea
• Esme
• Eloise
• Evangeline
• Elodie
• Cecilia
• Clara
• Maeve
• Celia
• Vivienne
• Imogen
• Ada
• Nora
• Evelyn
• Amelie
• Rosalie

Famous People Named Adelaide

• Adelaide of Vohburg Queen consort of Frederick Barbarossa of Germany
• Adelaide Amelia Louise Theresa Caroline of Saxe Meiningen, Queen consort of Britain's William IV
• Adelaide of Löwenstein Wertheim,Rosenberg (born Sophie Amelie Adelheid Louise Johanne Leopoldine), Queen consort of Miguel I of Portugal
• Adelaide of Normandy Countess of Aumale, sister of William the Conqueror
• Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa Princess Royal; Queen consort of Frederick III of Prussia; eldest child of Britain's Queen Victoria
• Adelaide Louise Hall American singer
• Adelaide Cole Chase American painter
• Adelaide Crapsey American poet
• Adelaide Bishop American operatic soprano
• Adelaide Anne Procter English poet
• Adelaide Kane Australian actress
• Adelaide Clemens Australian actress
• Adélaïde Gillette Dufrénoy, French poet and painter
• Adelaide Louise McLaughlin wife of Robert Samuel McLaughlin, has a school and a street named after her in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
• Adelaide Rose Taylor (b. 2005) daughter of actress Rachel Griffiths and painter Andrew Taylor
• Adelaide Ambrose (b. 2007) daughter of NASCAR driver Marcos Ambrose
• Adelaide Fastvold Corbet (b. 2014), daughter of actor Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
• Adelaide Cervantes (b. 2016) daughter of actor Miguel Cervantes
• Adelaide Rue Price (b. 2016) daughter of actress Sara Rue and Kevin Price

The name Adelaide in Pop Culture

• Adelaide Wilson main character of the film Us
• Miss Adelaide character in 'Guys & Dolls.'
• Adelaide Bonfamille character in 'The Aristocats.'
• Adelaide Geary character in 'They Came to Cordura.'
• Adelaide Langdon character in 'American Horror Story.'
• Adelaide Dinsmore aunt of Elsie Dinsmore in the series
• Adelaide Brooke a character in the British television series Doctor Who
• Adelaide Boyer a character in the "Sims" series
• Adelaide a witch character from the Cartoon Network miniseries "Over the Garden Wall"
• Adelaide fairy tale character from the book series, "The Ever Afters."
• Adelaide Stratton character in Houdini & Doyle
• Adelaide Drubman character in the game "Far Cry 5"
• Adelaide capital city of South Australia (Australia).
• Adelaide "Addy" Prentiss character in the book, "One of Us Is Lying".

International Variations of the name Adelaide

• Adélaïde French
• Alida Hungarian
• Ailis Irish