Adeel
Boy · a-DEEL · Arabic
Adeel is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “just, fair”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Adeel mean?
Arabic: related to Adil, from adl 'justice'
“just, fair”
Shares its Arabic root with Adil and the feminine Adeela, all linked to fairness and justice.
- Say it
- a-DEEL
Is Adeel a girl's or a boy's name?
Adeel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Adeel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Adeel, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 50 boys.
2025 had more boys named Adeel than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Adeel in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Adeel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 24 | #1,150 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 24 | #1,102 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 25 | #972 |
| 2004 | 28 | #836 |
| 2003 | 26 | #862 |
| 2002 | 44 | #541 |
| 2001 | 34 | #617 |
| 2000 | 44 | #510 |
| 1999 | 38 | #562 |
| 1998 | 35 | #587 |
| 1997 | 50 | #449 |
| 1996 | 40 | #494 |
How popular is Adeel 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 Adeel, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Adeel in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Adeel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
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