girl's name
Adelina
ad-eh-LEE-nah
- Origin Germanic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 20,390
the United States
#305
2025 births
Adelina is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "noble". It elaborates Adela, from the element adal, and belongs to the same large family as Adelaide, Adeline and Alice, all of which descend from that one word.
- Adelina is a name of Germanic origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 1,007 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 3,292 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1884.
Adelina over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 47 |
| 1890s | 157 |
| 1900s | 194 |
| 1910s | 550 |
| 1920s | 759 |
| 1930s | 529 |
| 1940s | 574 |
| 1950s | 520 |
| 1960s | 449 |
| 1970s | 479 |
| 1980s | 516 |
| 1990s | 702 |
| 2000s | 1,547 |
| 2010s | 4,989 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,750 |
What Adelina means
Adelina means noble, from the Germanic adal. The ending is a diminutive, so the whole reads as little noble one — a form of affection rather than a separate meaning.
Where Adelina comes from
Adelina extends Adela, from the Germanic adal, noble, one of the most productive elements in the European name stock. Adalheidis gives Adelaide, noble kind; the same name worn down through French gives Alice; Adalbert gives Albert, noble and bright. Adelina itself developed in Italian, Spanish and Romanian use, and the French Adeline came to England with the Normans as Aveline, which later produced Evelyn by a separate route. Adelina Patti, the nineteenth-century soprano, was among the most famous singers of her era and carried the name widely.
Adelina in use
Adelina charts in five of the seven countries we track and reached its highest recorded use in 2025.
How popular is Adelina?
In 2025, Adelina was given to 1,007 babies in the United States, ranking #305 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Adelina is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Adelina is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Adélina | Adélina is Adelina written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #1,882. | 180 |
Names that peaked alongside Adelina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Adelina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Adelina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Adelina
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Adelina in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Adelina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Adelina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Adelina
What does the name Adelina mean?
Noble, from the Germanic adal, with a diminutive ending giving little noble one.
Is Adelina related to Adeline?
Yes. Both elaborate Adela from the same Germanic root; Adelina is the Italian and Spanish form, Adeline the French.
How do you pronounce Adelina?
ad-eh-LEE-nah, with the stress on the third syllable.
How popular is the name Adelina?
In 2025, Adelina was given to 1,007 babies in the United States, ranking #305 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Adelina a girl's or a boy's name?
Adelina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Adelina most popular?
Adelina peaked in 2025, when 1,007 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Adelina?
Adelina is usually shortened to Addie and Lina.
Is Adelina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Adelina currently ranks #263 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.