Adilah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AH-dee-lah
- Origin
- Arabic
Adilah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “just, fair”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Adilah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Adila; feminine of Adil
“just, fair”
Feminine form of Adil, from the Arabic adl 'justice'.
Meaning borrowed from Adila.
Is Adilah a girl's or a boy's name?
Adilah is a girls' name.
How popular is Adilah 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.
Adilah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Adilah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aakifah, Azeemah, Ammarah, Aafiyah, Nabeelah, Hibah, Umamah, Rufaidah, Musfirah, Afrah, Samah, Umaymah
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, “Adilah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adilah, updated 20 October 2026.