Adel is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2006 and remains in steady use.
Adel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,708 among boys (21) and #4,355 among girls (32) — overall #5,412 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | #4,355 | #4,708 |
| 2024 | 63 | 63 | #5,149 | #3,161 |
| 2023 | 58 | 58 | #5,755 | #3,228 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | #5,986 | #3,412 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | #6,179 | #3,652 |
| 2020 | 57 | 57 | #5,852 | #3,075 |
| 2019 | 56 | 56 | #5,988 | #3,201 |
| 2018 | 63 | 63 | #5,787 | #2,848 |
| 2017 | 54 | 54 | #7,448 | #3,008 |
| 2016 | 56 | 56 | #6,906 | #2,994 |
| 2015 | 65 | 65 | #5,465 | #2,865 |
| 2014 | 65 | 65 | #5,625 | #2,805 |
| 2013 | 43 | 43 | #8,150 | #3,583 |
| 2012 | 63 | 63 | #5,561 | #2,955 |
| 2011 | 57 | 57 | #7,123 | #2,904 |
| 2010 | 50 | 50 | #11,264 | #2,875 |
| 2009 | 59 | 59 | #5,540 | #3,275 |
| 2008 | 57 | 57 | #7,414 | #2,949 |
| 2007 | 63 | 63 | #10,136 | #2,444 |
| 2006 | 65 | 65 | #8,242 | #2,401 |
| 2005 | 50 | 50 | #10,931 | #2,655 |
| 2004 | 50 | 50 | #8,266 | #2,789 |
| 2003 | 46 | 46 | #8,512 | #2,847 |
| 2002 | 47 | 47 | #10,263 | #2,557 |
| 2001 | 45 | 45 | #8,765 | #2,745 |
| 2000 | 37 | 37 | #13,176 | #2,866 |
| 1999 | 29 | 29 | — | #2,866 |
| 1998 | 41 | 41 | #8,019 | #2,713 |
| 1997 | 44 | — | #7,750 | #2,451 |
| 1996 | 35 | — | #8,140 | #2,911 |
| 1995 | 36 | — | #11,796 | #2,501 |
| 1994 | 29 | — | #13,448 | #2,951 |
| 1993 | 39 | — | #10,601 | #2,348 |
| 1992 | 41 | — | #11,746 | #2,174 |
| 1991 | 26 | — | — | #2,607 |
| 1990 | 19 | — | — | #3,166 |
| 1989 | 26 | — | #10,855 | #2,989 |
| 1988 | 18 | — | — | #2,962 |
| 1987 | 31 | — | #6,792 | #2,560 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #7,136 | #4,459 |
| 1985 | 22 | — | #8,322 | #3,071 |
| 1984 | 35 | — | #5,540 | #2,232 |
| 1983 | 25 | — | #5,824 | #3,072 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #9,241 | #5,010 |
| 1981 | 16 | — | #10,419 | #3,604 |
| 1980 | 22 | — | #5,914 | #3,617 |
| 1979 | 24 | — | #6,698 | #2,897 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #6,950 | #5,068 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #7,567 | — |
| 1976 | 18 | — | #5,216 | #4,425 |
| 1975 | 19 | — | #5,161 | #3,946 |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #8,782 | #4,192 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #8,430 | — |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #6,560 | — |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #7,391 | — |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,364 | — |
| 1969 | 17 | — | #4,723 | #3,598 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,249 | — |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #3,952 |
| 1965 | 12 | — | #3,734 | — |
| 1964 | 15 | — | #4,355 | #4,042 |
| 1962 | 14 | — | #5,294 | #3,306 |
| 1961 | 14 | — | #3,460 | — |
| 1960 | 13 | — | #3,512 | — |
| 1959 | 8 | — | #4,625 | — |
| 1958 | 12 | — | #3,543 | — |
| 1957 | 11 | — | #3,698 | — |
| 1956 | 14 | — | #3,187 | — |
| 1955 | 13 | — | #3,225 | — |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #5,148 | — |
| 1953 | 15 | — | #2,813 | — |
| 1952 | 13 | — | #3,040 | — |
| 1951 | 8 | — | #4,012 | — |
| 1950 | 10 | — | #3,424 | — |
| 1949 | 8 | — | #3,893 | — |
| 1948 | 13 | — | #2,828 | — |
| 1947 | 11 | — | #3,241 | — |
| 1946 | 14 | — | #2,597 | — |
| 1945 | 9 | — | #3,132 | — |
| 1944 | 11 | — | #4,055 | #3,431 |
| 1943 | 9 | — | #3,249 | — |
| 1942 | 6 | — | #4,126 | — |
| 1941 | 7 | — | #3,560 | — |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #4,351 | — |
| 1939 | 16 | — | #2,038 | — |
| 1938 | 13 | — | #2,340 | — |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #4,257 | — |
| 1936 | 17 | — | #1,873 | — |
| 1935 | 14 | — | #2,206 | — |
| 1934 | 8 | — | #3,159 | — |
| 1933 | 9 | — | #2,868 | — |
| 1932 | 12 | — | #3,568 | #3,777 |
| 1931 | 11 | — | #2,581 | — |
| 1930 | 23 | — | #2,023 | #3,596 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | #3,137 | — |
| 1928 | 13 | — | #2,497 | — |
| 1927 | 20 | — | #1,935 | — |
| 1926 | 20 | — | #1,932 | — |
| 1925 | 22 | — | #1,847 | — |
| 1924 | 15 | — | #2,410 | — |
| 1923 | 25 | — | #1,672 | — |
| 1922 | 23 | — | #1,785 | — |
| 1921 | 26 | — | #1,668 | — |
| 1920 | 27 | — | #1,889 | #3,817 |
| 1919 | 18 | — | #1,989 | — |
| 1918 | 32 | — | #1,537 | #4,184 |
| 1917 | 23 | — | #1,605 | — |
| 1916 | 24 | — | #1,533 | — |
| 1915 | 20 | — | #1,673 | — |
| 1914 | 20 | — | #1,740 | #3,267 |
| 1913 | 15 | — | #1,529 | — |
| 1912 | 10 | — | #1,844 | — |
| 1911 | 8 | — | #1,792 | — |
| 1910 | 10 | — | #1,521 | — |
| 1908 | 9 | — | #1,439 | — |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #2,063 | — |
| 1905 | 10 | — | #1,238 | — |
| 1904 | 7 | — | #1,486 | — |
| 1903 | 11 | — | #1,076 | — |
| 1900 | 8 | — | #1,431 | — |
| 1898 | 10 | — | #1,098 | — |
| 1896 | 5 | — | #1,583 | — |
| 1895 | 11 | — | #986 | — |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,437 | — |
| 1888 | 5 | — | #1,276 | — |