Adeeb
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-DEEB
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,442 for boys
Adeeb is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “cultured, well-mannered, literary”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Adeeb mean?
Arabic
“cultured, well-mannered, literary”
In Arabic an adib is a man of letters, refined in literature and manners.
Is Adeeb a girl's or a boy's name?
Adeeb is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Adeeb in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Adeeb, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Adeeb in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Adeeb in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,043 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Adeeb in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Adeeb, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986.
2025 had more boys named Adeeb than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Adeeb in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Adeeb in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
Names like Adeeb
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Ahmed Muhammad Abdullah Azaan Musa Musab Haseeb Zayd Umar Amir Zayaan
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Adeeb: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adeeb, updated 20 October 2026.