Masculine dossier · first seen 1914
Adel
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2007
Peak births
52
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Adel
How many people are named Adel?
An estimated 1,445 living Americans are named Adel.
How rare is Adel?
Adel is very rare among babies today, with 21 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 59.6% from its 2007 peak.
How old is the typical Adel?
The median age of a living American named Adel is approximately 20 years, with most bearers falling between 11 and 31 years old.
Is Adel still popular?
Yes. Adel is holding steady, with 21 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Adel most common?
Adel has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 2.9× more often than the national baseline.
1914Peak 20072025
Peak year
2007
Decline from peak
59.6%
2025
21
All-time
1,508
Where it lives now
Adel is most concentrated in New York — about 2.7× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Adel is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.