Adel
About Adel
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.
Pronounced ah-DEL.
As of October 2026, Adel ranked #4708 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2174 in 1992.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| 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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Adel on lists
Famous Adels
- Adel I Friso of Friesland
King of Friesland
- Adel II Atharik of Friesland
King of Friesland
- Adel III Ubbo of Friesland
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- Adel IV Asega Askar of Friesland
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- Adel Tamano
Filipino Educator, lawyer and politician
Adel in pop culture
- Adel
a minor antagonist character in the video game Final Fantasy VIII