Adil is a distinctive choice, ranked #845 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Adil in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#845
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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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Adil in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Adil
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 for the Test team.
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 Assembly of Azerbaijan since 10 March 2020.
Adil Reshi — Adil Reshi is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Jammu & Kashmir.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Adil
Unlikely. With around 38 UK babies named Adil per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Adil in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Adil is rising: up 305 places since 2020, to #845 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #231 in 2001.
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 Aliyev and Adil Reshi. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
38
UK babies named Adil (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 305 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
Almost certainly the only Adil in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
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.
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.
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.