| Adele | Nadine | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Noble | hope |
| Origin | French | french |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ah-DEL | nah-DEEN |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1918 (1,030) | 1958 (1,011) |
| In 2025 | 362 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Adele | Nadine |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,077 | 829 |
| 2010s | 4,021 | 1,555 |
| 2000s | 1,281 | 1,928 |
| 1990s | 870 | 2,684 |
| 1980s | 846 | 3,319 |
| 1970s | 1,006 | 3,889 |
| 1960s | 1,892 | 8,008 |
| 1950s | 3,863 | 8,979 |
| 1940s | 3,763 | 5,317 |
| 1930s | 4,076 | 6,196 |
| 1920s | 7,660 | 6,951 |
| 1910s | 6,880 | 3,095 |
| 1900s | 1,881 | 443 |
| 1890s | 1,498 | 163 |
| 1880s | 748 | 25 |
Adèle comes from the Germanic adal, “noble.”
A French elaboration of Nadia/Nadya, ultimately from Russian Nadezhda, from the Old Slavic word meaning 'hope'. The 'hope' sense comes through the Slavic root rather than any native French element.
Adele is more popular than Nadine today: about 362 US babies were given the name Adele in 2025, compared with 0 named Nadine.
Adele means Noble (French origin), while Nadine means hope (french origin).
In US records, Adele first appears in 1880 and Nadine in 0, so Nadine has the longer recorded history.