Adela has been given to about 14,105 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2015, when 227 babies were given the name, ranking 1124th. The typical living American called Adela is about 31 years old today. It is relatively most common in Colorado, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.