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Adel

Adel means “noble” (Germanic origin). 2,408 US babies since 1940, peak 2006.

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What it means

“noble”

GermanicForm of Adele

In US birth records

Peak year: 2006

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2,408 US babies were named Adel between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Adel (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

1 in 4 Adiels spell it Adel

  • Adiel 34%
  • Adel 26%
  • Adil 17%
  • Adael 7%
  • Aadil 5%
  • Adeel 5%
  • Adal 4%
  • Addiel 2%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2006)