Is Adel a boy or girl name?
Adel is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 38 boys were named Adel, so 39.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 49.6% of the 2,949 US babies named Adel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,150
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,134
- Babies named Adel since 1888
- 2,949
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 65 babies
Boys and girls named Adel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 31 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 50 | 100% |
| 1910s | 10 | 170 | 94.4% |
| 1920s | 6 | 194 | 97% |
| 1930s | 11 | 117 | 91.4% |
| 1940s | 5 | 88 | 94.6% |
| 1950s | 0 | 110 | 100% |
| 1960s | 24 | 72 | 75% |
| 1970s | 43 | 76 | 63.9% |
| 1980s | 149 | 77 | 34.1% |
| 1990s | 283 | 56 | 16.5% |
| 2000s | 392 | 127 | 24.5% |
| 2010s | 388 | 184 | 32.2% |
| 2020s | 176 | 105 | 37.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38 | #3,150 | 25 | #5,134 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,226 | 21 | #5,750 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,411 | 20 | #5,980 |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,649 | 19 | #6,171 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,075 | 20 | #5,848 |
| 2019 | 36 | #3,200 | 20 | #5,986 |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,847 | 21 | #5,787 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,007 | 15 | #7,444 |
| 2016 | 39 | #2,994 | 17 | #6,905 |
| 2015 | 41 | #2,864 | 24 | #5,464 |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,805 | 23 | #5,624 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,583 | 14 | #8,150 |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,955 | 24 | #5,560 |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,904 | 17 | #7,120 |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,874 | 9 | #11,263 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,275 | 25 | #5,539 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,948 | 17 | #7,412 |
| 2007 | 52 | #2,444 | 11 | #10,136 |
| 2006 | 51 | #2,401 | 14 | #8,242 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,655 | 9 | #10,930 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,788 | 13 | #8,266 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,847 | 12 | #8,512 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,557 | 9 | #10,259 |
| 2001 | 34 | #2,745 | 11 | #8,764 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,866 | 6 | #13,176 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,866 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,713 | 11 | #8,018 |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,451 | 11 | #7,749 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,911 | 10 | #8,140 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,500 | 6 | #11,795 |
| 1994 | 24 | #2,951 | 5 | #13,447 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,348 | 7 | #10,601 |
| 1992 | 35 | #2,174 | 6 | #11,746 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,607 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,166 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 20 | #2,989 | 6 | #10,854 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,962 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,560 | 10 | #6,792 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,459 | 9 | #7,134 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,070 | 7 | #8,321 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,232 | 12 | #5,540 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,073 | 11 | #5,824 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,010 | 6 | #9,241 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,606 | 5 | #10,419 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,616 | 11 | #5,914 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,896 | 9 | #6,697 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,068 | 8 | #6,948 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,567 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,427 | 11 | #5,217 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,948 | 11 | #5,162 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,193 | 5 | #8,782 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,430 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,560 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,391 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,364 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,598 | 10 | #4,723 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,249 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,950 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,733 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,040 | 10 | #4,355 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,305 | 7 | #5,294 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,461 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,512 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,625 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,543 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,186 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,225 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,148 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,814 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,040 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,012 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,424 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,893 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,828 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,241 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,597 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,132 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,431 | 6 | #4,055 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,249 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,126 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,560 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,351 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,038 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,341 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,257 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,873 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,206 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,159 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,868 |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,777 | 7 | #3,568 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,581 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,596 | 17 | #2,023 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,137 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,497 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,935 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,932 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,847 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,410 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,672 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,785 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,668 |
| 1920 | 6 | #3,817 | 21 | #1,889 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,989 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,184 | 27 | #1,537 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,605 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,533 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,673 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,267 | 15 | #1,740 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,529 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,844 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,792 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,521 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,439 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,063 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,238 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,486 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,076 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,431 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,098 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,583 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 11 | #986 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,437 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,276 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Adel reached #2,174 in 1992. As a girl name, it reached #986 in 1895. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Adel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.