boy's name
Adiel
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,175
Adiel is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 185 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Adiel is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2021, when 196 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 17,921 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1980.
Adiel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 60 |
| 1990s | 163 |
| 2000s | 542 |
| 2010s | 1,297 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,001 |
How popular is Adiel?
In 2025, Adiel was given to 185 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Adiel is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Adiel is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Adiël | Adiël is a rare spelling of Adiel, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Adiel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Adiel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Adiel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Adiel in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Germanic languages
- Adel
Sibling names for Adiel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Adiel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Adiel
How popular is the name Adiel?
In 2025, Adiel was given to 185 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Adiel a girl's or a boy's name?
Adiel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Adiel most popular?
Adiel peaked in 2021, when 196 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Adiel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Adiel currently ranks #1,142 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.