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Adel

Unisex

Meaning of Adel: German: 'noble'

Adel is a unisex name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2458th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2458

53 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,002

First recorded 1888 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 25 babies1984: 35 babies1985: 22 babies1986: 18 babies1987: 31 babies1988: 18 babies1989: 26 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 26 babies1992: 41 babies1993: 39 babies1994: 29 babies1995: 36 babies1996: 35 babies1997: 44 babies1998: 41 babies1999: 29 babies2000: 37 babies20002001: 45 babies2002: 47 babies2003: 46 babies2004: 50 babies2005: 50 babies2006: 65 babies2007: 63 babies2008: 57 babies2009: 59 babies2010: 50 babies20102011: 57 babies2012: 63 babies2013: 43 babies2014: 65 babies2015: 65 babies2016: 56 babies2017: 54 babies2018: 63 babies2019: 56 babies2020: 57 babies20202021: 49 babies2022: 54 babies2023: 58 babies2024: 63 babies2025: 53 babies
US babies named Adel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 65.

Gender split

50% boys · 50% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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