Given name & surname
Adil
“a righteous man; one who is fair and just”
Adil is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “a righteous man; one who is fair and just.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “a righteous man; one who is fair and just.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adil through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,553
- 1,553 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 49 babies
- 2025
- 49
- #2,641 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 49 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,641 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 3.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,468 as a first name in 2020; 969 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.
Adil’s family of names
In English usage, Adil has a related form in Adel. Adil has a related form in Adiel. Adil has a related form in Adeel.
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Around the world
Adil has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Adielvariant
- Adelvariant · English, German
- Adeelvariant
- Adilllikely variant
- Adyeelvariant
- Adealvariant
- Adeilvariant
- Adylvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Adil
- Adil RamiFrench footballer (born 1985)
- Adil Abdul-MahdiIraqi politicianborn 1942
- Adil HussainIndian actor of Iraqi originborn 1963
- Adel ShahThe second Afsharid king (1747–1748)1719–1749
- Adil OsmanovMoldavian judokaborn 2000
- Adil ÇarçaniAlbanian politician (1922-1997)
- Adil AouchicheFrench footballer (born 2002)
- Adil Giraykhan of the Crimean Khanate1617–1672
- Adil ChihiMoroccan footballerborn 1988
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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