Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,263
- 1,049 boys · 6,214 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 229 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #10,932 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,932 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 197 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,901 as a first name in 2020; 703 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.
Adell’s family of names
In English usage, Adell has a related form in Adel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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