The name Adel is a boy's name meaning "fair, honest; noble".

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As a Persian and Arabic name, Adel derives from adala meaning "to act justly", linking it to honesty and fairness — aspirational qualities for anyone to possess. From its Germanic origins, Adel comes from the element adal, meaning noble, making it a variation of Adele, Adelaide, Adelbert, and similar.

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The name Adel peaked for boys at #2174 in 1992. The name is most popular in Michigan, New York, and New York. Adel is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

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The name Adel is a girl's name of Hebrew, German origin meaning "noble; an eternity with God".

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Adel might be considered a spelling variation of Adele, derived from the Germanic element adal meaning "noble", with the final '-e' removed to make it more concise and less girly. Alternatively, it could be an anglicization of the Hungarian form of Adela, usually spelled as Adél.
 
It also has its roots in Hebrew, combining ad</e> meaning "eternity" with el signifying God, to give the name a very spiritual meaning. 
 
Adel is also used as a masculine name, deriving from Arabic to mean "just and honest" and from the same Germanic element mentioned above, and is used as a standalone name, or as a short form of Adelbert/o.

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The name Adel peaked for girls at #986 in 1895. The name is most popular in Florida, New York, and New York. Adel is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#2,805	42	21.9
2015	#2,864	41	21.4
2016	#2,994	39	20.6
2017	#3,007	39	21.1
2018	#2,847	42	23.1
2019	#3,200	36	20.1
2020	#3,075	37	21.4
2021	#3,649	30	17.1
2022	#3,411	34	19.5
2023	#3,226	37	21.6
2024	#3,150	38	22.1
2025	#4,708	21	12.3

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