Adell
A respelling of Adele, from the Germanic adal, meaning "noble." It began as a short form of longer names containing that element.
Adell in 2025
Adell was given to 8 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 18,477th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 414,418 babies born.
The history of Adell
Adell reached its highest point in 1920, when 229 babies were given the name, ranking 825th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 662nd, in 1910.
Across the 145 years of records since 1881, 7,263 babies have been named Adell. Half of them were born before 1927, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Adell by decade
| Decade | Babies named Adell | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 77 | 893 |
| 1890s | 181 | 781 |
| 1900s | 432 | 756 |
| 1910s | 1,405 | 662 |
| 1920s | 1,866 | 825 |
| 1930s | 1,080 | 1,015 |
| 1940s | 776 | 1,353 |
| 1950s | 629 | 1,656 |
| 1960s | 248 | 3,107 |
| 1970s | 152 | 5,050 |
| 1980s | 122 | 5,086 |
| 1990s | 84 | 9,878 |
| 2000s | 68 | 14,216 |
| 2010s | 112 | 11,003 |
| 2020s | 31 | 18,477 |
Where Adell is heading
Adell has fallen 11% over the past decade, from 9 babies in 2015 to 8 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1920 peak — Adell is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Adell
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Adell.