Adélie: girl name in Québec, 2025 rank

Adélie year by year

Adélie drops 32 places from 2024 (ranked 115th then). Since 2020 (36 babies), the number of babies has risen by 3%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	147th	37
2024	115th	49
2023	132nd	42
2022	164th	38
2021	124th	52
2020	183rd	36

Rank among girl names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Adélie since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Adélie appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 2004 on. The peak year is 2021, with 52 babies. The strongest decade is the 2020s (254 babies). Since 1980, about 497 children in Québec have been named Adélie.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The girl names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Adélie in Québec in 2025?

37 girls were named Adélie in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 147th rank among girl names.

Is Adélie a popular name in Québec?

Adélie ranks 147th among girl names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Adélie given most often?

In 2021, with 52 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Adélie a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Adélie only appears as a girl name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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