Adil
Boy · AA-dil · Arabic
Adil is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “just, fair”. In 2025 it ranked 902nd for boys in the UK (38 babies) and 2,641st for boys in the US (49 babies).
What does Adil mean?
Arabic
“just, fair”
Shares its root with al-Adl, 'the Just', one of the 99 names of God in Islam.
- Say it
- AA-dil
Is Adil a girl's or a boy's name?
Adil is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 38 boys in the UK and 49 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Adil in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #902among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 7,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 38 boys in the UK were named Adil, making it the 902nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,206th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 139 boys.
2025 had more boys named Adil than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Adil in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 46 boys in the UK were given Adil or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #715, up from #902 for this spelling alone.
- Adil 38
- Aadil 8
Among boys in 2025, it was 845th in England and Wales.
Adil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #902 |
| 2024 | 33 | #1,003 |
| 2023 | 31 | #1,049 |
| 2022 | 35 | #949 |
| 2021 | 37 | #909 |
| 2020 | 24 | #1,206 |
| 2019 | 38 | #875 |
| 2018 | 36 | #919 |
| 2017 | 42 | #844 |
| 2016 | 44 | #806 |
| 2015 | 44 | #794 |
| 2014 | 51 | #708 |
| 2013 | 53 | #699 |
| 2012 | 68 | #582 |
| 2011 | 57 | #660 |
| 2010 | 54 | #658 |
| 2009 | 67 | #561 |
| 2008 | 95 | #436 |
| 2007 | 98 | #409 |
| 2006 | 106 | #365 |
| 2005 | 106 | #330 |
| 2004 | 115 | #304 |
| 2003 | 139 | #252 |
| 2002 | 102 | #301 |
| 2001 | 131 | #247 |
| 2000 | 119 | #270 |
| 1999 | 107 | #297 |
| 1998 | 118 | #270 |
| 1997 | 121 | #265 |
| 1996 | 90 | #307 |
How popular is Adil in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,641among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 49about 1 in 35,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 49 boys in the US were named Adil, making it the 2,641st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,073rd. It first appears in the records in 1973.
2025 had the most boys named Adil of any year since it first appeared, in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Adil in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 62 boys in the US were given Adil or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,942, up from #2,641 for this spelling alone.
- Adil 49
- Aadil 13
Adil in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #2,641 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3,159 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,226 |
| 2022 | 43 | #2,917 |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,295 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,073 |
| 2019 | 44 | #2,807 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,942 |
| 2017 | 40 | #2,950 |
| 2016 | 34 | #3,292 |
| 2015 | 46 | #2,640 |
| 2014 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 47 | #2,593 |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,903 |
| 2010 | 39 | #2,957 |
| 2009 | 38 | #3,044 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2007 | 44 | #2,721 |
| 2006 | 36 | #3,023 |
| 2005 | 44 | #2,524 |
| 2004 | 48 | #2,340 |
| 2003 | 48 | #2,234 |
| 2002 | 40 | #2,466 |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,382 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,099 |
| 1998 | 41 | #2,196 |
| 1997 | 42 | #2,093 |
| 1996 | 38 | #2,178 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,495 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,613 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,691 |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,357 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,289 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,896 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,504 |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,329 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,576 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
Names like Adil
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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