The baby name Adelia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ə-DEL-ee-ə,/əˈdɛliə/,ah-DEE-lee-ə.
The baby name Adelia is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ə-DEL-ee-ə,/əˈdɛliə/,ah-DEE-lee-ə.
Adelia is Germanic, Italian, Spanish in Origin.
Adelia is a feminine name derived from the Germanic root adal, “noble,” entering European name stocks through Adalheidis (source of Adelaide) and Adela/Adèle; the -ia ending Latinized and softened the form. As an independent given name, Adelia gained currency in the 18th–19th centuries, particularly in English-speaking countries and in Romance languages, where Portuguese Adélia remains familiar. The name carries the sense “noble, of noble kind,” echoing its Germanic ancestry.
Variants and related forms include Adela, Adele/Adèle, Adeline, Adelina, and Adelaide; spellings vary by language (Adélia in Portuguese, Adelia in Italian and English, Adélie as a French diminutive). Nicknames range from Addie/Adie to Della, Delia, and Lia. While less common than its cousins today, Adelia fits the vintage-revival trend and retains a dignified, lyrical character. It is sometimes confused with Adalia, a separate Hebrew-derived name.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| AO | 0 | #75 | 3 | 2,729 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #81 | 18 | 3,319 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #95 | 12 | 5,459 |
| TW | 0 | #101 | 3 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #130 | 6 | 1,786 |
| MU | 0 | #135 | 3 | 3,613 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #165 | 15 | 1,568 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #165 | 45 | 4,575 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #170 | 16 | 4,850 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #192 | 3 | 3,641 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #199 | 2 | 1,904 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #220 | 362 | 7,952 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #228 | 49 | 8,139 |
| PT | 0 | #230 | 17 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #233 | 5 | 7,146 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #252 | 5 | 7,111 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #255 | 31 | 2,795 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #259 | 5 | 7,056 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #272 | 80 | 8,539 |
| SG | 0 | #279 | 4 | 11,010 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #299 | 22 | 5,862 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #325 | 5 | 6,350 | |
| GT | 0 | #330 | 9 | 5,948 | |
| BR | 0 | #336 | 10 | 5,969 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #337 | 7 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| BO | 0 | #370 | 12 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #371 | 20 | 13,098 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #383 | 14 | 15,987 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #397 | 9 | 3,185 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #416 | 83 | 11,913 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #427 | 473 | 3,895 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #434 | 48 | 9,861 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #461 | 72 | 11,342 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #465 | 41 | 7,500 |
| ZA | 0 | #469 | 6 | 14,421 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #492 | 19 | 6,731 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #499 | 113 | 9,488 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #504 | 12 | 19,177 |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #508 | 46 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #514 | 10 | 10,981 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #529 | 58 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #534 | 20 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #546 | 481 | 12,708 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #564 | 52 | 16,104 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 27 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #602 | 16 | 11,648 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| IT | 0 | #683 | 32 | 4,183 | |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #774 | 223 | 24,821 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #784 | 68 | 14,098 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #820 | 124 | 14,861 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #825 | 92 | 8,487 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #827 | 12 | 4,949 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #828 | 108 | 25,931 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #847 | 718 | 9,415 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #883 | 101 | 5,561 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #899 | 180 | 16,140 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #941 | 15 | 5,933 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #986 | 156 | 25,928 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,090 | 22 | 25,439 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,124 | 60 | 17,781 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,229 | 6 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,604 | 11 | 28,008 |
Adelia is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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