Adeli
A feminine name of uncertain origin and meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 79 living Americans carry the first name Adeli. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Adeli today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adeli births was 2013 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adeli. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Adeli. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
79
~ 1 in 4,338,663 Americans
Peak year
2013
8 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,454
Tracked since 1997
Census
Adeli in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 190 people with the first name Adeli, which placed it at #39,614 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
#39,614
National first-name rank
People counted
190
190 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
78.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Adeli
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adeli is Hispanic at 78.4%. The next largest groups are White (15.3%) and Black (3.2%). 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 Adeli 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 Adeli at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino78.4% · 149
- White15.3% · 29
- Black or African American3.2% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 3
- Two or more races1.6% · 3
Popularity
Adeli: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adeli from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 42 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adeli 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 Adeli during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Adeli
The name Adeli is of Arabic origin and its roots can be traced back to the medieval Islamic world. It is derived from the Arabic word "adil," which means "just" or "equitable." The name gained popularity during the golden age of Islamic civilization, particularly in regions that are now part of the Middle East and North Africa.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Adeli can be found in historical documents from the Abbasid Caliphate, which ruled a vast empire stretching from modern-day Iran to Spain between the 8th and 13th centuries. During this period, the name was often associated with scholars, jurists, and prominent figures known for their wisdom and commitment to justice.
In the 12th century, the renowned historian and philosopher Ibn Rushd, also known as Averroes, mentioned the name Adeli in his writings. Averroes was a influential figure in the Islamic world and his works had a significant impact on Western philosophy and science during the Renaissance.
Another notable figure who bore the name Adeli was Al-Adeli al-Baghdadi, a renowned 13th-century mathematician and astronomer from Baghdad. Al-Baghdadi made significant contributions to the fields of trigonometry and spherical geometry, and his works were widely studied and referenced by scholars across the Islamic world.
In the 14th century, the name Adeli appeared in the literary works of the celebrated Persian poet and mystic Hafiz. Hafiz's poetry, which often explored themes of love, spirituality, and the human condition, enjoyed immense popularity in the Persian-speaking world and continues to be widely read and admired today.
During the Ottoman Empire, which ruled over a vast territory spanning parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa from the 14th to the early 20th century, the name Adeli was also popular. One notable figure from this era was Adeli Pasha, an Ottoman statesman and diplomat who served as the governor of several provinces in the 18th century.
Beyond the Islamic world, the name Adeli has also been recorded in various historical documents from other cultures and regions. For instance, there are references to individuals named Adeli in medieval European records, suggesting that the name may have been adopted or adapted by travelers, merchants, or scholars who encountered it through their interactions with the Islamic world.
People
Adeli + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Adeli 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
Adeli: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adeli?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 79 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adeli 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 4,338,663 US residents.
Is Adeli a common name?
We classify Adeli as "Very Rare". It ranks above 61.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 80 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adeli most popular?
The single biggest year for Adeli was 2013, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adeli is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Adeli in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 190 people with the name Adeli, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,614 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 Adeli 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 Adeli?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Adeli leans strongly female. 160 people counted with this name were female (84.2%), compared with 30 male bearers (15.8%). 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 Adeli?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adeli is Hispanic at 78.4%. The next largest groups are White (15.3%) and Black (3.2%). 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 Adeli most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Adeli in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.4% (149 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 Adeli in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adeli a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Adeli in the SSA data are female. 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 Adeli still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adeli 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 Adeli 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 Adeli?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Adeli at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.