girls:
1.4k births since 1888
#4299 (25th percentile)
boys:
1.4k births since 1914
#3195 (30th percentile)
overall:
2.9k births since 1888
#5038 (35th percentile)
The name Adel is the #5,038 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,885 recorded births since 1888. This represents the 34.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 34.9% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,195 (30.3% percentile) for all time with 1,449 births since 1914. For girls, it ranks #4,299 (24.8% percentile) for all time with 1,436 births since 1888.
Adel first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1888 (1888 for girls and 1914 for boys). Birth data for Adel is available in 123 out of the 136 years between 1888 and 2023 (118 years for girls and 59 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Adel is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 63.8% of babies named Adel were boys. Interestingly, until around 1981, the name was more popular for girls (89.4% girls from 1888 to 1980), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (72.3% boys from 1981 to 2023).
For boys, Adel reached its peak popularity in 2007, achieving the 5.3% percentile (ranked #836) with 23 births per million. The name was most common in 2007, with 23 births per million (ranked 5.3% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2018, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Adel ranks #879 for boys (3.5% percentile) with 20 births per million, which is 86.1% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Adel reached its peak popularity in 1918, achieving the 3.7% percentile (ranked #568) with 22 births per million. The name was most common in 1895, with 45 births per million (ranked 1.9% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Adel ranks #931 for girls (1.7% percentile) with 12 births per million, which is 27.0% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Adel".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Adel. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 84.8% confident that Adel is pronounced as uh-DEHL, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is AY-dehl, at 15.2% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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