Adel
Unisex · AH-del · Arabic
Unisex
Adel is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “just, fair”. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies) and 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Adel mean?
Arabic: form of Adil; for girls also a short form of Adele, Germanic 'noble'
“just, fair”
Al-Adl, 'the Just', from the same Arabic root, is one of the 99 names of God in Islam.
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Is Adel a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Adel has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 12 boys in the UK and 32 girls and 21 boys in the US.
How popular is Adel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,087among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Adel, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 16 boys. 9 girls were also named Adel in 2025 (2,856th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Adel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 43% of the babies named Adel in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Adel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Adel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,706among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Adel, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,073rd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 52 boys. It first appears in the records in 1914. 32 girls were also named Adel in 2025 (4,351st for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Adel than any year since 1990.
Half of all the boys named Adel in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 60% of the babies named Adel in the US were girls.
Adel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3,159 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,226 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,410 |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,647 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,073 |
| 2019 | 36 | #3,198 |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,847 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,005 |
| 2016 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2015 | 41 | #2,863 |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,803 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,580 |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,952 |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,903 |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,873 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2007 | 52 | #2,442 |
| 2006 | 51 | #2,397 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,649 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,784 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,843 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,552 |
| 2001 | 34 | #2,737 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,858 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,861 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,708 |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,445 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,495 |
| 1994 | 24 | #2,946 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,341 |
| 1992 | 35 | #2,169 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,600 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 20 | #2,983 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,555 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,231 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,774 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,590 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 6 | #3,814 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,178 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,263 |
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