Adele
Adele is a female given name: 100% of people named Adele are women, and it is recorded as female in 14 of the 14 countries covered.
Adele · Adelė · Adèle · Adéle
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Italy, Lithuania
- Also spelled
- Adelė, Adèle, Adéle
- US births since 1880
- 11 male / 39,602 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Adele
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Adele," in English, "Guten Tag Adele," in German. Adele is a female given name: about 100% of people named Adele are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Adele,
German
Guten Tag Adele,
French
Bonjour Adele,
Spanish
Estimado/a Adele:
Chinese
Adele您好：
Japanese
Adele様
English
Hi Adele,
German
Hi Adele,
French
Salut Adele,
Spanish
Hola Adele,
Chinese
Adele你好：
Japanese
Adele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 | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Lithuania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 14 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
11 male · 39,602 female · 39,613 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Adele a male or female name?
Adele is a female given name: 100% of people named Adele are women, and it is recorded as female in 14 of the 14 countries covered.
How do I address Adele in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Adele," in English, "Guten Tag Adele," in German. Adele is a female given name: about 100% of people named Adele are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Adele a unisex name?
Adele is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Adele are men. Adele 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 Adele a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/adele (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_adele,
title = {Is Adele a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/adele},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}