Adel
Adel was the 4708th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 2174th; the most babies were born in 2007 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,843 places. More babies were named Adel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,708 boys, down 1,633 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- 42% girls, 58% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200752 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,002babies recorded
Adel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,355 | #4,708 | 32 | 21 |
| 2020 | #5,852 | #3,075 | 20 | 37 |
| 2010 | #11,264 | #2,875 | 9 | 41 |
| 2000 | #13,176 | #2,866 | 6 | 31 |
| 1990 | — | #3,166 | — | 19 |
| 1980 | #5,914 | #3,617 | 11 | 11 |
| 1970 | #6,364 | — | 7 | — |
| 1960 | #3,512 | — | 13 | — |
| 1950 | #3,424 | — | 10 | — |
| 1940 | #4,351 | — | 5 | — |
| 1930 | #2,023 | #3,596 | 17 | 6 |
| 1920 | #1,889 | #3,817 | 21 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,521 | — | 10 | — |
| 1900 | #1,431 | — | 8 | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Adel, counting every spelling?
Adel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Adel?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Adel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adel?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Adel are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 11 and 31. That makes Adel mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Adel by state
How common Adel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Adel
How popular is the name Adel?
Adel was the 4708th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 2174th; the most babies were born in 2007 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,843 places. More babies were named Adel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 42% girls, 58% boys given the name Adel in the US.
Where is Adel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adel was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.