Adiel
Adiel was the 1141st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 185 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1087th; the most babies were born in 2021 (190). Over the last ten years it has moved up 205 places. More babies were named Adiel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,141 boys, up 139 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 185boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021190 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,063babies recorded
Adiel popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 119 since 1991.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,141 | 185 |
| 2020 | #1,280 | 143 |
| 2010 | #1,652 | 94 |
| 2000 | #3,766 | 21 |
| 1990 | #3,781 | 15 |
| 1980 | #5,532 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Adiel, counting every spelling?
Adiel is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,061 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,141 for Adiel on its own. Together these spellings went to 191 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adiel | 185 | #1,141 | 846 |
| Addiel | 6 | #10,715 | 36 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Adiel?
185 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adiel (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Adiel 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 45 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adiel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adiel?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Adiel are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Adiel a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Adiel by state
How common Adiel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.7×), New Jersey (2.0×), New York (1.7×), Texas (1.6×). In 35 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Adiel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adiel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adiel
How popular is the name Adiel?
Adiel was the 1141st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 185 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1087th; the most babies were born in 2021 (190). Over the last ten years it has moved up 205 places. More babies were named Adiel in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adiel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Adiel in the US.
Where is Adiel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adiel was most common in Arizona (0.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and New York.