Adel Boy & girl
How popular is Adel?
#4,706 boy name in 2025
21 baby boys were named Adel in the US in 2025, making it the 4706th most popular boy name. Another 32 girls got the name (#4,351 for girls).
Adel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,706 for boys (▼ 1547 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 21 boys, 32 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-49% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,863 in 2015, #3,073 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (52 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,169 in 1992 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 63% boys, 37% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Adel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Adil family of names ranked #1,497 for boys in 2025 (#1,445 the year before), with 94 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Adil | 49 | 52% |
| Adel | 21 | 22% |
| Aadil | 13 | 14% |
| Adal | 11 | 12% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Adel is most popular
Babies named Adel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Adel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 | #3,263 |
| 1920s | 6 | #3,814 |
| 1930s | 11 | #3,590 |
| 1940s | 5 | #3,429 |
| 1960s | 24 | #3,304 |
| 1970s | 43 | #2,896 |
| 1980s | 149 | #2,231 |
| 1990s | 283 | #2,169 |
| 2000s | 392 | #2,397 |
| 2010s | 388 | #2,803 |
| 2020s | 197 | #3,073 |
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Questions
- Is Adel a boy or girl name?
- Adel is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 63% of babies named Adel were boys and 37% were girls.
- How popular is the name Adel?
- 21 baby boys were named Adel in the US in 2025, making it the 4706th most popular boy name. Another 32 girls got the name (#4,351 for girls).
- When was Adel most popular?
- Adel peaked in 2007, when 52 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,169 in 1992.
- How many people are named Adel?
- 3,002 babies have been named Adel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,344 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Adel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Adel was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.