Adela
Adela is a female given name: 99% of people named Adela are women, and it is recorded as female in 18 of the 18 countries covered.
Adela · Adéla
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain
- Also spelled
- Adéla
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 12,456 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Adela
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Adela," in English, "Guten Tag Adela," in German. Adela is a female given name: about 99% of people named Adela are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Adela,
German
Guten Tag Adela,
French
Bonjour Adela,
Spanish
Estimado/a Adela:
Chinese
Adela您好：
Japanese
Adela様
English
Hi Adela,
German
Hi Adela,
French
Salut Adela,
Spanish
Hola Adela,
Chinese
Adela你好：
Japanese
Adelaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Poland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 18 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 12,456 female · 12,456 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Adela a male or female name?
Adela is a female given name: 99% of people named Adela are women, and it is recorded as female in 18 of the 18 countries covered.
How do I address Adela in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Adela," in English, "Guten Tag Adela," in German. Adela is a female given name: about 99% of people named Adela are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Adela a unisex name?
Adela is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Adela are men. Adela leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Adela a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/adela (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_adela,
title = {Is Adela a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/adela},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}