Given name & surname
Adly
“God is just”·“The Lord is just; an orna-i ment”·“my ornament”
Adly is a variant of Adlai. Interpretations include “God is just” (Hebrew), “The Lord is just; an orna-i ment” (Hebrew), and “my ornament” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Adly is a variant of Adlai. Interpretations include “God is just” (Hebrew), “The Lord is just; an orna-i ment” (Hebrew), and “my ornament” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Adly is a variant of Adlai. An origin associated with Adlai is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Adly is a variant of Adlai. The history of Adlai gives this family its wider story. Adlai appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Adly through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29
- 5 boys · 24 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 7 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 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 221 as a first name in 2020; 225 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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