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01 / Meaning & origin
Adel is a unisex given name documented in English, Dutch, Arabic and 2 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to German Adel.
Separate records with matching spellings: Adel (English, Icelandic), Adél (Hungarian), Adèl (st-5641b7dfb3), Ådel (Norwegian)
3 source accounts
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. The female name is a rare variant of Adele. The surname is borrowed from German Adel.
Variant of Adil, from Arabic عَادِل (ʕādil).
arab. عادل
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 32 girls (rank 4352). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Adel
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | 5 | 1,276 | observed |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | 5 | 1,437 | observed |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | 11 | 986 | observed |
| 1896 | 5 | 1,583 | observed |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | 10 | 1,098 | observed |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | 8 | 1,431 | observed |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | 11 | 1,076 | observed |
| 1904 | 7 | 1,486 | observed |
| 1905 | 10 | 1,238 | observed |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | 5 | 2,061 | observed |
| 1908 | 9 | 1,439 | observed |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | 10 | 1,521 | observed |
| 1911 | 8 | 1,792 | observed |
| 1912 | 10 | 1,844 | observed |
| 1913 | 15 | 1,528 | observed |
| 1914 | 15 | 1,740 | observed |
| 1915 | 20 | 1,672 | observed |
| 1916 | 24 | 1,533 | observed |
| 1917 | 23 | 1,605 | observed |
| 1918 | 27 | 1,537 | observed |
| 1919 | 18 | 1,989 | observed |
| 1920 | 21 | 1,889 | observed |
| 1921 | 26 | 1,668 | observed |
| 1922 | 23 | 1,785 | observed |
| 1923 | 25 | 1,672 | observed |
| 1924 | 15 | 2,409 | observed |
| 1925 | 22 | 1,847 | observed |
| 1926 | 20 | 1,932 | observed |
| 1927 | 20 | 1,935 | observed |
| 1928 | 13 | 2,497 | observed |
| 1929 | 9 | 3,137 | observed |
| 1930 | 17 | 2,023 | observed |
| 1931 | 11 | 2,581 | observed |
| 1932 | 7 | 3,568 | observed |
| 1933 | 9 | 2,868 | observed |
| 1934 | 8 | 3,159 | observed |
| 1935 | 14 | 2,206 | observed |
| 1936 | 17 | 1,873 | observed |
| 1937 | 5 | 4,255 | observed |
| 1938 | 13 | 2,340 | observed |
| 1939 | 16 | 2,038 | observed |
| 1940 | 5 | 4,349 | observed |
| 1941 | 7 | 3,559 | observed |
| 1942 | 6 | 4,124 | observed |
| 1943 | 9 | 3,249 | observed |
| 1944 | 6 | 4,054 | observed |
| 1945 | 9 | 3,132 | observed |
| 1946 | 14 | 2,597 | observed |
| 1947 | 11 | 3,240 | observed |
| 1948 | 13 | 2,828 | observed |
| 1949 | 8 | 3,892 | observed |
| 1950 | 10 | 3,423 | observed |
| 1951 | 8 | 4,011 | observed |
| 1952 | 13 | 3,040 | observed |
| 1953 | 15 | 2,812 | observed |
| 1954 | 6 | 5,148 | observed |
| 1955 | 13 | 3,225 | observed |
| 1956 | 14 | 3,186 | observed |
| 1957 | 11 | 3,696 | observed |
| 1958 | 12 | 3,543 | observed |
| 1959 | 8 | 4,625 | observed |
| 1960 | 13 | 3,512 | observed |
| 1961 | 14 | 3,460 | observed |
| 1962 | 7 | 5,293 | observed |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | 10 | 4,355 | observed |
| 1965 | 12 | 3,733 | observed |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | 6 | 6,246 | observed |
| 1969 | 10 | 4,723 | observed |
| 1970 | 7 | 6,362 | observed |
| 1971 | 6 | 7,388 | observed |
| 1972 | 7 | 6,558 | observed |
| 1973 | 5 | 8,423 | observed |
| 1974 | 5 | 8,775 | observed |
| 1975 | 11 | 5,161 | observed |
| 1976 | 11 | 5,215 | observed |
| 1977 | 7 | 7,567 | observed |
| 1978 | 8 | 6,948 | observed |
| 1979 | 9 | 6,696 | observed |
| 1980 | 11 | 5,912 | observed |
| 1981 | 5 | 10,411 | observed |
| 1982 | 6 | 9,237 | observed |
| 1983 | 11 | 5,824 | observed |
| 1984 | 12 | 5,539 | observed |
| 1985 | 7 | 8,318 | observed |
| 1986 | 9 | 7,134 | observed |
| 1987 | 10 | 6,788 | observed |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | 6 | 10,847 | observed |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | 6 | 11,738 | observed |
| 1993 | 7 | 10,588 | observed |
| 1994 | 5 | 13,430 | observed |
| 1995 | 6 | 11,783 | observed |
| 1996 | 10 | 8,132 | observed |
| 1997 | 11 | 7,742 | observed |
| 1998 | 11 | 8,016 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | 6 | 13,154 | observed |
| 2001 | 11 | 8,758 | observed |
| 2002 | 9 | 10,246 | observed |
| 2003 | 12 | 8,505 | observed |
| 2004 | 13 | 8,259 | observed |
| 2005 | 9 | 10,921 | observed |
| 2006 | 14 | 8,237 | observed |
| 2007 | 11 | 10,129 | observed |
| 2008 | 17 | 7,408 | observed |
| 2009 | 25 | 5,537 | observed |
| 2010 | 9 | 11,246 | observed |
| 2011 | 17 | 7,118 | observed |
| 2012 | 24 | 5,557 | observed |
| 2013 | 14 | 8,135 | observed |
| 2014 | 23 | 5,625 | observed |
| 2015 | 24 | 5,458 | observed |
| 2016 | 17 | 6,901 | observed |
| 2017 | 15 | 7,442 | observed |
| 2018 | 21 | 5,785 | observed |
| 2019 | 20 | 5,986 | observed |
| 2020 | 20 | 5,850 | observed |
| 2021 | 19 | 6,174 | observed |
| 2022 | 20 | 5,984 | observed |
| 2023 | 21 | 5,752 | observed |
| 2024 | 25 | 5,148 | observed |
| 2025 | 32 | 4,352 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Adel” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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