Given name
Adiel
“an adornment of God”·“a righteous man; one who is fair and just”
Adiel is a variant of Adiella. One Hebrew interpretation is “an adornment of God.” Adiel is a variant of Adil. One Arabic interpretation is “a righteous man; one who is fair and just.”
Original Hebrewעדיאל
Meaning & origin
What it means
Adiel is a variant of Adiella. One Hebrew interpretation is “an adornment of God.” Adiel 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
Adiel is a variant of Adiella. An origin associated with Adiella is Hebrew. Adiel is a variant of Adil. An origin associated with Adil is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'adi (עדי), “ornamentation,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
From biblical name research
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
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Adiel appears in 1 Chronicles 4:36.
From biblical name research
Adiel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,063
- 2,944 boys · 119 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 196 babies
- 2025
- 185
- #1,141 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 185 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,141 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (29). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,467 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Adiel’s family of names
Adiel has a related form in Adil. Adiel has a related form in Adiella.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 13
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Adiel
- AdielBrazilian association football playerborn 1980
- Adiel PaananenFinnish cross-country skier1897–1968
- Adiel AmoraiIsraeli politician1934–2025
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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