Adel
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
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.
Adel for girls#4355 US
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 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.
Pronounced ah-DEL.
As of October 2026, Adel ranked #4708 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2174 in 1992.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,805 | 42 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #2,864 | 41 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #2,994 | 39 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #3,007 | 39 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #2,847 | 42 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #3,200 | 36 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #3,075 | 37 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #3,649 | 30 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #3,411 | 34 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #3,226 | 37 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #3,150 | 38 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,708 | 21 | #4,355 | 32 |
World rankings
Adel for girls
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