Adeeb
A masculine Arabic name meaning "well-mannered, polite, or cultured".
Name Census estimates that about 302 living Americans carry the first name Adeeb. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Adeeb today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adeeb births was 2018 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adeeb. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Adeeb with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
302
~ 1 in 1,134,948 Americans
Peak year
2018
16 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,879
Tracked since 1986
Census
Adeeb in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 536 people with the first name Adeeb, which placed it at #19,637 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,637
National first-name rank
People counted
536
536 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
50.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Adeeb
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adeeb is White at 50.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (36.4%) and Two or More Races (6.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Adeeb described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Adeeb at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White50.9% · 273
- Asian and Pacific Islander36.4% · 195
- Two or more races6.5% · 35
- Black or African American5.2% · 28
- Hispanic or Latino0.9% · 5
Popularity
Adeeb: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adeeb from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 104 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Adeeb remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adeeb by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Adeeb during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Adeebs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Adeeb
The name Adeeb is of Arabic origin, derived from the root word "adab" which means "literature" or "culture." It is a name that has been in use for centuries, particularly in the Middle East and among Arabic-speaking communities.
In the early days of Islam, the term "Adeeb" was used to refer to individuals who were well-versed in literature, poetry, and the Arabic language. The name gained prominence during the golden age of Islamic civilization, when scholars and intellectuals played a crucial role in the advancement of knowledge and the preservation of Arabic literary tradition.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Adeeb can be found in the works of Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, a renowned Arab scholar and writer who lived in the 10th century. In his book, "Kitab al-Aghani" (The Book of Songs), he mentions several individuals with the name Adeeb, indicating its use among the intellectual elite of that era.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Adeeb. One such individual was Adeeb Al-Saghir (1838-1903), a prominent Syrian poet and writer who played a significant role in the Nahda, the Arab literary renaissance of the 19th century. His works celebrated Arab culture and identity, and he was instrumental in reviving the use of the classical Arabic language in literature.
Another famous bearer of the name was Adeeb Shishakli (1909-1964), a Syrian military officer and politician who served as the President of Syria from 1953 to 1954. Although his rule was short-lived, he played a pivotal role in the political landscape of the region during a turbulent period in Syria's history.
In the realm of literature, Adeeb Khalid (born 1965) is a renowned scholar and author who has written extensively on the history and culture of Central Asia. His works, such as "Islam After Communism" and "The Politics of Muslim Cultural Reform," have shed light on the complex dynamics of religion, culture, and identity in the region.
Adeeb Kamal Ad-Deen (1942-2019) was an influential Iraqi poet and writer whose works addressed themes of love, resistance, and the struggles of the Palestinian people. His poetry collections, including "Ra'aytu Ramallah" (I Saw Ramallah) and "Diwan al-Bahr al-Muhtaram" (The Respected Sea Collection), earned him widespread acclaim and numerous literary awards.
It is worth noting that while the name Adeeb has its roots in the Arabic language and culture, it has transcended geographical boundaries and has been adopted by various communities around the world, reflecting the rich tapestry of cultural exchange and diversity.
People
Adeeb + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Adeeb as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Adeeb: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adeeb?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 302 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adeeb going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,134,948 US residents.
Is Adeeb a common name?
We classify Adeeb as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 306 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adeeb most popular?
The single biggest year for Adeeb was 2018, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adeeb is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Adeeb in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 536 people with the name Adeeb, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,637 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Adeeb in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Adeeb?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Adeeb leans strongly male. 531 people counted with this name were male (98.3%), compared with 9 female bearers (1.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Adeeb?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adeeb is White at 50.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (36.4%) and Two or More Races (6.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Adeeb most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Adeeb in the 2020 Census, accounting for 50.9% (273 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Adeeb in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adeeb a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Adeeb in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Adeeb still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adeeb in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Adeeb can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Adeeb?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Adeeb at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.