Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Adil

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,641 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,641
among boys · ↑521 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
49
named Adil · +29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,859
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
49 babies
All-time total
1,553
#3,857 all-time among boys
First recorded
1973
in Social Security records

Adil popularity over time

1,553 babies have been named Adil since 1973, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 36 4 – #3,357
1980s 159 16 +342% #2,333
1990s 311 31 +96% #2,097
2000s 407 41 +31% #2,238
2010s 401 40 -1% #2,594
2020s (to 2025) 239 40 -1% #2,641

Where Adil is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 50 0.03 outside top 500
2027 50 0.03 outside top 500
2028 51 0.03 outside top 500
2029 52 0.03 outside top 500
2030 52 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Adil

Adil is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,641 in 2025 with 49 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 1,553 American babies have been named Adil. Its peak came in 2025, when 49 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Adil stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adil?

The median living Adil is about 19 years old; half are between 9 and 28. An estimated 1,500 people named Adil are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Adil year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 49 #2,641
2024 38 #3,162
2023 37 #3,229
2022 43 #2,921
2021 35 #3,299
2020 37 #3,076
2019 44 #2,808
2018 40 #2,944
2017 40 #2,951
2016 34 #3,295
2015 46 #2,642
2014 38 #2,985
2013 33 #3,266
2012 47 #2,594
2011 40 #2,905
2010 39 #2,959
2009 38 #3,046
2008 40 #2,950
2007 44 #2,721
2006 36 #3,025
2005 44 #2,528
2004 48 #2,344
2003 48 #2,238
2002 40 #2,471
2001 41 #2,386
2000 28 #3,078
1995 30 #2,502
1990 18 #3,311
1985 17 #2,828
1980 9 #4,137
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Famous people named Adil

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Adil Rami Adil Rami French footballer (born 1985) Contemporary
  2. 2 Adil Hussain Adil Hussain Indian film actor (born 1963) Contemporary
  3. 3 Adil Abdul-Mahdi Adil Abdul-Mahdi Prime Minister of Iraq from 2018 to 2020 b. 1942 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Adil Çarçani Adil Çarçani Albanian politician (1922–1997) Contemporary
  5. 5 Adil Hermach Moroccan footballer (born 1986) Contemporary
  6. 6 Adil Chihi Adil Chihi Moroccan footballer (born 1988) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Adil, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Adil?

The median living Adil is about 19 years old. Half of all living Adils are between 9 and 28 years old.

How many people named Adil are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Adil are alive in the United States, based on 1,553 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Adil in 2025?

Adil ranked #2,641 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 49 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adil?

1,553 babies have been named Adil in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adil most popular?

Adil peaked in 2025, when 49 newborns received the name.

Is Adil a boy or girl name?

Adil is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Adil rising or falling?

Adil is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Adil become more popular?

Adil looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 52 boys named Adil in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Adil?

Well-known people named Adil include Adil Rami (soccer player), Adil Hussain (actor), Adil Abdul-Mahdi (politician).

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