| Adele | Belle | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Noble | Beautiful |
| Origin | French | french |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ah-DEL | BEL |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1918 (1,030) | 1915 (407) |
| In 2025 | 362 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Adele | Belle |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,077 | 1,522 |
| 2010s | 4,021 | 2,405 |
| 2000s | 1,281 | 1,297 |
| 1990s | 870 | 392 |
| 1980s | 846 | 112 |
| 1970s | 1,006 | 171 |
| 1960s | 1,892 | 261 |
| 1950s | 3,863 | 398 |
| 1940s | 3,763 | 429 |
| 1930s | 4,076 | 538 |
| 1920s | 7,660 | 1,545 |
| 1910s | 6,880 | 2,901 |
| 1900s | 1,881 | 2,096 |
| 1890s | 1,498 | 2,512 |
| 1880s | 748 | 2,648 |
Adèle comes from the Germanic adal, “noble.”
The French word belle 'beautiful', feminine of beau, from Latin bellus. Used as a given name meaning 'beautiful' and also a short form of names like Isabelle/Annabelle.
Adele is more popular than Belle today: about 362 US babies were given the name Adele in 2025, compared with 0 named Belle.
Adele means Noble (French origin), while Belle means Beautiful (french origin).
In US records, Adele first appears in 1880 and Belle in 0, so Belle has the longer recorded history.