Boys' name · since 1980
Adiel
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 2,944 babies named Adiel, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,144 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,944
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adiel currently ranks #1144 among boys' names in America, with 2,944 babies recorded since 1980.
Adiel has 2,944 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1144 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #2,567 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,144 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,944 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adiel ranks #2,567 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,144 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,944 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,144 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,944
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adiel's 2,944 recorded births place it above 94.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Adiel compares
2,944 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Adiel's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,944 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 190 | 34 | 22,252 |
Adiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Adiel's full recorded timeline at 2004, 89% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 11% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 190 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Adiel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 190
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Adiel popularity over time - girls
119 total births recorded since 1991 (Adiel as girls' name)
Adiel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,237 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Adiel's strongest decade.
1,237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Adiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s 158
1990s
158 births
- 2000s
2000s
500 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,237 births
- 2020s
2020s
989 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,237 births (42% of all-time use).
How Adiel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Adiel's total volume
Adiel by state
Where Adiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 468 | 15.9% |
| #2 | California | | 400 | 13.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 248 | 8.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 193 | 6.6% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 103 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 95 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 65 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 60 | 2.0% |
468 of 2,944 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Adiel appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adiel's data
- Adiel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,237 total births) through the 2020s (989) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Adiels (468 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Adiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
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 Adiel 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.