Adil is a distinctive choice, ranked #945 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Adil in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#945
About the Name Adil
Adil is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 205 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #231 in 2001 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Adil is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Adil
Unlikely. With around 33 UK babies named Adil per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Adil in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Adil is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 205 places over the last five years to #945 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Adil is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Adil include: Adil Rashid — Adil Usman Rashid is an English cricketer who plays for England in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket, and previously played...; Adil Aliyev — Adil Aliyev is the president of the Azerbaijan Kickboxing Federation, a Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan and Deputy Speaker of the National...; Adil Reshi — Adil Reshi is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Jammu & Kashmir..
Adil does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Adils in the wild.
33
UK babies named Adil (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 205 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Adil
Likely around 1 other Adil in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Adil
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Adil Usman Rashid is an English cricketer who plays for England in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket, and previously played for the Test team. In domestic cricket, he represents Yorkshire, and has played in multiple Twenty20 leagues.
Adil Aliyev is the president of the Azerbaijan Kickboxing Federation, a Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan since 10 March 2020.
Adil Reshi is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Jammu & Kashmir. In November 2013, Rishi scored maiden century in first-class cricket in 14 matches.
Muhammad Adil, also Mehmet Adil, is the successor and oldest son of Sultan-ul Awliya Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani and Hajjah Amina Adil, and the current spiritual leader (grandshaykh) of the Haqqani branch of the Naqshbandi Sufi order.