Name meaning & stats
Adelheid
Adelheid means “noble kind” (Germanic origin). 198 US babies since 1940, peak 2014. Notable Adelheids are 1.4× over-represented as professors.
What it means
“noble kind”
GermanicSpelling of Adelaide
Adelaide around the world
- Аделаида · Russian
- Аделаїда · Ukrainian
- Αδελαΐδα · Greek
- آديلايد · Arabic
- אדליידה · Hebrew
- アデレイド · Japanese
- 爱德莱德 · Chinese
- Adelheid · Dutch
- Adelajda · Polish
- Adelais
Famous Adelaides
- Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen · Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837
- Adelaide of Aquitaine · French noble woman and queens consort
- Adelaide of Maurienne · second spouse but first Queen consort of Louis VI of France
- Adelaide Kane · Australian actress (born 1990)
In US birth records
Peak year: 2014
198 US babies were named Adelheid between 1940 and 2025.
Adelheid around the world
- France: 65 babies since 1900, peak 1917
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Adelheids end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 1.1× | Low · 8 people |
| Writer | 1.2× | Low · 7 people |
| Actor | 0.9× | Low · 7 people |
| Professor | 1.4× | Low · 7 people |
Among notable women who are professors, Adelheids show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 118 Adelaides spell it Adelheid
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2014)