Given name
Adilah
“one who is just and fair”·“equal”
Adilah is a variant of Adila. Interpretations include “one who is just and fair” and “equal”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Adilah is a variant of Adila. Interpretations include “one who is just and fair” and “equal”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Adilah is a variant of Adila. Adila has been associated with African and Arabic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adilah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 24
- 0 boys · 24 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 1983. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 116 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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