Adalina is a flowing elaboration of Adela and Adeline, from the Germanic word adal, meaning "noble". It sits comfortably beside Adalynn and Adelina, which have been among the most popular Ada- names of the past twenty years. Adalina ranked number 6487 in 2000, has moved steadily upward since and reached number 1305 in 2024 before settling at number 1341 in 2025.