Adalid
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-da-LEED
- Origin
- Arabic
Adalid is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “leader, champion”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Adalid mean?
Arabic: Spanish word adalid, from Arabic ad-dalil 'the guide'
“leader, champion”
In medieval Spain an adalid was a leader of military raids; the word comes from Arabic ad-dalil, 'the guide'.
Is Adalid a girl's or a boy's name?
Adalid is a boys' name.
How popular is Adalid in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Adalid in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Adalid in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
Names like Adalid
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Abdullah Ahmad Hamza Zayd Mustafa Zahir Amir Mouhamed Abdulrahman Khalid Ahmir
More Arabic names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Adalid: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adalid, updated 20 October 2026.