MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Adil mean?
Arabic ʿādil is a participle associated with justice. Adil uses this descriptive word as a personal name in Urdu and other Indian languages.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
आदिल
Conventional spelling
Arabic
عادل
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Adil in Indian usage
25,099 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 330 records (1.3%).
- Recorded as male: 24,769 records (98.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 253 |
| 1960s | 848 |
| 1970s | 2,134 |
| 1980s | 6,826 |
| 1990s | 14,916 |
| Other decades | 122 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 13,056 |
| Rajasthan | 2,462 |
| Bihar | 2,394 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,300 |
| Delhi | 973 |
| Kerala | 806 |
| Maharashtra | 695 |
| Uttarakhand | 662 |
| Jharkhand | 549 |
| Haryana | 395 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 323 |
| Punjab | 140 |
| Assam | 105 |
| Other states | 239 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Adil / M | 38 | 845 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Adil; Table_6, C850 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Adil; Table_6, C850
- Wiktionary: عادل ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- Behind the Name: Adil ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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