Adi
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- AH-dee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Unisex
Adi is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “ornament, jewel”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Adi mean?
Hebrew
“ornament, jewel”
Unisex in Israel; also a Sanskrit word for 'first' and a short form of names like Adrian.
Is Adi a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Adi has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 10 boys in the UK and 17 girls and 24 boys in the US.
How popular is Adi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Adi, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 12 boys. 7 girls were also named Adi in 2025 (3,409th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Adi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were given Adi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,165, up from #2,342 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 41% of the babies named Adi in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Adi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Adi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Adi, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,135th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971. 17 girls were also named Adi in 2025 (6,545th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Adi in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 70 boys in the US were given Adi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,819, up from #4,248 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 41% of the babies named Adi in the US were girls.
Adi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 36 | #3,270 |
| 2023 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,615 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,135 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,520 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,774 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,691 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,178 |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,711 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,507 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,101 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,082 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,364 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
Names like Adi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Obi Musa Achim Adem Ibrahim Bodhi Ayaan Oluwatobi Ari Amari Oluwadarasimi Ayodeji
Other spellings of Adi
Names related to Adi
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Adi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adi, updated 20 October 2026.