Adel

Adel is a unisex given name: about 74% of people named Adel are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 74%Female 26%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 74% male / 26% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Arabic and Persian countries, United States, Azerbaijan
US births since 1880: 1,232 male / 1,315 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Adel

To address Adel when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Adel," in English, "Guten Tag Adel," in German. About 74% of people named Adel are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Adel,

German

Guten Tag Adel,

French

Bonjour Adel,

Spanish

Estimado/a Adel:

Chinese

Adel您好：

Japanese

Adel様

English

Hi Adel,

German

Hi Adel,

French

Salut Adel,

Spanish

Hola Adel,

Chinese

Adel你好：

Japanese

Adelさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Adel by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Arabic and Persian countries	uncommon	man's name	98%
United States	uncommon	unisex name	48%
Azerbaijan	rare	man's name	98%
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan	rare	man's name	75%

United States birth data

1,232 male · 1,315 female · 2,547 births recorded

Male 48%Female 52%

Since 1980: 74% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Adel a male or female name?

Adel is a unisex given name: about 74% of people named Adel are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Adel in an email?

Is Adel a unisex name?

Adel is not a unisex name: 74% of people named Adel are men. Adel leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Adel a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/adel (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_adel,
  title  = {Is Adel a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/adel},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}