Adila
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AH-dee-lah
- Origin
- Arabic
Adila is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “just, fair”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Adila mean?
Arabic: feminine of Adil
“just, fair”
Feminine form of Adil, from the Arabic adl 'justice'.
Is Adila a girl's or a boy's name?
Adila is a girls' name.
How popular is Adila in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 6 girls.
Half of all the girls named Adila in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Adila in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Adila
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aysha, Habiba, Afifa, Sabiha, Alisha, Fariha, Faiza, Saba, Nafisa, Areeba, Samira, Aziza
Names related to Adila
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Adila: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adila, updated 20 October 2026.