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Adel

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Adel: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Adel: Recorded since 1963, it reached #386 in 1981, and it stood at #486 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #2502 to #5707.199619971999200020022005200620072010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#2502#5707
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3126
1997#3824
1999#3225
2000#3912
2002#4137
2005#3970
2006#4157
2007#5201
2010#5707
2011#4764
2012#4838
2013#3160
2014#3514
2015#4736
2016#2547
2017#2502
2018#4684
2019#3541
2020#3117
2021#3192
2022#3148
2023#4056
2024#3015
2025#2788

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 25 of the 63 years from 1963 to 2025.

In 2025: #486 among boys in Norway, #2014 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1963–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1963

    First recorded at #461 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1973–1986

    Highest recorded position: #386 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1973–1986).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1963 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #386 in Republic of Ireland in 1981.

Adel's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#27889HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#201412HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#30158HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#32546HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#40565HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#190612HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#31487HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#27557HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#31927HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#23019HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#31177HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#46083HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#35416HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#210410HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#187512HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#250210HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#34495HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#254710HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#23359HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#47364HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#23199HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#35146HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#181912HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#31607HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#22169HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#48384HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#196211HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#47644HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#168813HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#57073HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#29416HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#21269HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#27756HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#52013HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#22118HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#41574HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#128016HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#39704HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#137714HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#141012HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#16299HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#41373HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#15199HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#107814HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#14259HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#32254HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#119911HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#126310HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#38243HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#14548HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#31264HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#14588HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#4864HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4815HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#5314HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#4735HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#5264HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#4935HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#4546HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#5764HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#5275HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#5186HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#4937HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#5585HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#39710HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5705HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#6034HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#5286HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#6154HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5575HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#5834HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#5116HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#5884HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#5734HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#5294HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#4306HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#4615HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#4584HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#3866HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#5083HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Adel is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Adel, between 1963 and 2025, in 49 of those 63 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1963–202525#397 in 1984
Republic of Ireland1973–19863#386 in 1981
England and Wales1996–202530#1078 in 2001

Its high point came 20 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1981) than in England and Wales (2001).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1968; it appears again in 1972.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1963 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #386 in Republic of Ireland in 1981. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.