US rank #1219 Boys' name Peak 2021 2,758 births

Adiel — #1219 US boys' name

2,758 babies named Adiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1219
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 91% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Adiel was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

190 babies were named Adiel in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adiel

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,758 babies named Adiel between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adiel currently holds the #1219 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 190 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adiel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,237 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Adiel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 439 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Adiel in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adiel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,758 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Adiel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,758

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2021

190 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,219

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Adiel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
190
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Adiel popularity over time — girls

119 total births recorded since 1991 (Adiel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 119 births
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Adiel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,237 births that decade — 45% of Adiel's all-time total
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Adiel by state

Where Adiel concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Adiel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
439 15.9%
#2 California
378 13.7%
#3 New York
232 8.4%
#4 Florida
181 6.6%
#5 New Jersey
94 3.4%
#6 Arizona
83 3.0%
#7 Massachusetts
58 2.1%
#8 Georgia
53 1.9%
Texas share of Adiel's total US births 15.9%
Even split

439 of 2,758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Adiel appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adiel?
2,758 babies have been named Adiel since 1980. It currently ranks #1219 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 190 births.
When was Adiel most popular?
Adiel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,237 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Adiel most popular?
The top states for the name Adiel are Texas (439 births), California (378 births), New York (232 births).
How long has the name Adiel been used?
Adiel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Adiel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aditya, Adin, Adil, Adian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.