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