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By Brynn McKeon · Aug 2026

aw-DEHL; A-deel; uh-DEHL

Adel

OriginPersian, Arabic, German
Meaning"fair, honest; noble"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Adel as a girl's name

About Adel

Variation of Edel

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#2,8054221.9
2015#2,8644121.4
2016#2,9943920.6
2017#3,0073921.1
2018#2,8474223.1
2019#3,2003620.1
2020#3,0753721.4
2021#3,6493017.1
2022#3,4113419.5
2023#3,2263721.6
2024#3,1503822.1
2025#4,7082112.3
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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Famous Adels

  • Adel I Friso of Friesland

    King of Friesland

  • Adel II Atharik of Friesland

    King of Friesland

  • Adel III Ubbo of Friesland

    King of Friesland

  • Adel IV Asega Askar of Friesland

    King of Friesland

  • Adel Tamano

    Filipino Educator, lawyer and politician

Adel in pop culture

  • Adel

    a minor antagonist character in the video game Final Fantasy VIII

Adel in blog posts

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