Adib
Adib (Arabic:أديب) is a given name and a surname meaning enlighted writer or one who practises adab. Notable people having this name:
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Adib
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adib (Arabic:أديب) is a given name and a surname meaning enlighted writer or one who practises adab. Notable people having this name:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Adib
American parents first put Adib on the record books as a baby boy name in 1979, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 16 Adibs were born — ranking #5,032 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Adibs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,034 among baby boy names with 14 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 318 Adibs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Adib
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Adib. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Adib
Phonetically similar names — useful when Adib is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Adeb
- Adab
- Adap
- Adop
- Atip
- Udda
- Adaa
- Ado
- Adobe
- Atop
- Adu
- Aday
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Adib
Adib is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 318 births in the dataset. Adib's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #4,908. Use the chart and map above to compare Adib's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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