Given name & surname
Adeel
“a righteous man; one who is fair and just”
Adeel is a variant of Adil. One Arabic interpretation is “a righteous man; one who is fair and just.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Adeel is a variant of Adil. One Arabic interpretation is “a righteous man; one who is fair and just.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Adeel is a variant of Adil. An origin associated with Adil is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adeel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 419
- 419 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,452 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,452 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 4.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 993 as a first name in 2020; 488 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Adeel
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