How Many People Are Named Adel?
An estimated 2,240 people in the United States have the first name Adel. It is used for both genders, with 50.4% male. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Adel peaked in popularity in 2006 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Adel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Adel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Adel has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Adel is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
2,240
About 1 in 153,015 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
50.4% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2006
65 births
Total Registered
2,949
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Adel
Adel is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (50.4%) and females (49.6%). Out of 2,949 total births registered, 1,487 were male and 1,462 were female.
Adel as a male name
Ranked #3,150 in 2024
38 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (52 births)
Adel as a female name
Ranked #5,134 in 2024
25 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (27 births)
Adel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Adel span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 572 babies were registered. While Adel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Adel by Decade
How has Adel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Adel by State
Birth registrations for Adel span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Ohio, Illinois, Michigan. On average, about 69 Adels were registered per state.
Adel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Adel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Adel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adel?
We estimate approximately 2,240 people named Adel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 153,015 Americans share this first name.
Is Adel a common name?
Adel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,949 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Adel most popular?
Adel reached peak popularity in 2006, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Adel is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Adel a male name?
Adel is predominantly male. 50.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Adel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Adel Smith, Adel Johnson, Adel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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