Boys' name · since 1980
Adeel
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 419 babies named Adeel, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,566 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 419
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Adeel is the #6566 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 419 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Adeel recorded 419 times among boys since 1980, holding rank #6566 nationally today, ahead of 53% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #8,775 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,566 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 419 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adeel ranks #8,775 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,566 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 419 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,566 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 419
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Adeel's 419 recorded births place it above 80.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Adeel compares
419 Top 48% higher than 52% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Adeel's all-time total is 14% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adeel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 419 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Adeel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adeel's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adeel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Adeel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (97 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Adeel's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Adeel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
97 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 97 births (23% of all-time use).
Adeel by state
Where Adeel concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
6 of 419 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Adeel's data
- Adeel's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (97 total births) through the 2020s (87) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Adeels (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Adeel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Adeel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.