Meaning of the nameAdiel

Adiel is a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning 'ornament of God', a name that appears in the biblical book of 1 Chronicles.

Meaning

“ornament of God”

Source: Wiktionary: עדיאל (Hebrew) · Bible Hub: Hebrew 5717, Adiel

More names that mean God

People (2022): 5,139
Rank in Brazil: #2,693
Median age: 33 years
2010 Census: 5,402; people

Adiel in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Adiel, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,056 people).

42 women 5,097 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Adiel is most common

States with the highest share of people named Adiel in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Maranhão 0.007%
Pará 0.006%
Amazonas 0.005%
Espírito Santo 0.004%
Pernambuco 0.004%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	784	0.002%
Pará	502	0.006%
Maranhão	497	0.007%
Bahia	474	0.003%
Minas Gerais	341	0.002%
Pernambuco	327	0.004%
Paraná	217	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	215	0.001%
Amazonas	214	0.005%
Goiás	184	0.003%
Espírito Santo	140	0.004%
Santa Catarina	132	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	114	0.001%
Paraíba	112	0.003%
Mato Grosso	108	0.003%
Ceará	101	0.001%
Alagoas	101	0.003%
Piauí	75	0.002%
Distrito Federal	71	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	71	0.003%
Sergipe	68	0.003%
Rondônia	67	0.004%
Amapá	58	0.008%
Tocantins	57	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	56	0.002%
Roraima	28	0.004%
Acre	25	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Adiel

Adiel comes from the Hebrew Adiel (עֲדִיאֵל), formed from adi, 'ornament', and El, 'God'; the translation can also be understood as 'God is an ornament'. It is a biblical name, mentioned in 1 Chronicles (4:36; 9:12; 27:25). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,139 people named Adiel, with a median age of 33, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

Sources

Wiktionary: עדיאל (Hebrew) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Bible Hub: Hebrew 5717, Adiel · biblehub.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-el) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Wiktionary: Adiel · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Adiel

What does the name Adiel mean?

Adiel means “ornament of God”, according to Wiktionary and Bible Hub.

How many people are named Adiel in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,139 people with the first name Adiel, which ranks it number 2,693 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Adiel a boy's or a girl's name?

Adiel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 42 women and 5,097 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Adiel?

Adiel is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Adiel most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.007% of the state's population is named Adiel (497 people), according to the 2022 Census.

Names that also mean God

See all

More names of Hebrew origin

See all

Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Adiel with a source. See the methodology.