Adel
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adele. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. The female name is a rare variant of Adele. The surname is borrowed from German Adel.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Adel (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Adel has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2007. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | – | 10 |
| 1999 | – | – |
| 2000 | – | – |
| 2001 | – | – |
| 2002 | – | 11 |
| 2003 | – | – |
| 2004 | – | 10 |
| 2005 | – | 2 |
| 2006 | – | 2 |
| 2007 | – | 13 |
| 2008 | – | 3 |
| 2009 | – | 5 |
| 2010 | – | 10 |
| 2011 | – | 3 |
| 2012 | – | 4 |
| 2013 | – | 5 |
| 2014 | – | 7 |
| 2015 | – | 7 |
| 2016 | – | 11 |
| 2017 | – | 10 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 13 |
| 2020 | – | 8 |
| 2021 | – | 11 |
| 2022 | – | 11 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11 | 349 |
| 2000 | 11 | 369 |
| 2001 | 12 | 401 |
| 2002 | 13 | 438 |
| 2003 | 14 | 461 |
| 2004 | 13 | 475 |
| 2005 | 13 | 494 |
| 2006 | 16 | 536 |
| 2007 | 15 | 608 |
| 2008 | 16 | 634 |
| 2009 | 18 | 667 |
| 2010 | 20 | 690 |
| 2011 | 21 | 702 |
| 2012 | 21 | 729 |
| 2013 | 20 | 760 |
| 2014 | 20 | 809 |
| 2015 | 23 | 869 |
| 2016 | 26 | 952 |
| 2017 | 26 | 1,008 |
| 2018 | 27 | 1,039 |
| 2019 | 30 | 1,060 |
| 2020 | 30 | 1,085 |
Adel in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Adel.Hi! My name is Adel.
- Adel ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Adel called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Adel i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Adel this afternoon.
- Adels mamma är lärare.Adel's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Adels mamma is Adel's mum.
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Questions about Adel
How do you pronounce Adel in Swedish?
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What does the name Adel mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adele. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. The female name is a rare variant of Adele. The surname is borrowed from German Adel.
How popular is Adel in Sweden?
11 babies were named Adel in 2022. In 2020, 1,115 people in Sweden had Adel as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2007 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.