Adler

A boys’ name of German origin, meaning eagle.

Babies a year
225
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#871
up from #961
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

How Adler has moved

US popularity rank, 2020–2025. Lower is more popular.
#791#922#1053202020232025#871

View as table
YearUS rank
2020#922
2021#907
2022#973
2023#943
2024#961
2025#871

Adler by the numbers

Adler was given to 225 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Adler. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Adley521 in the US (2017)
  • Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
  • Allenfair; bright; handsome787 in the US (2017)
  • Ameercommander, prince279 in the US (2017)
  • Abnerfather of light; from Hebrew Avner194 in the US (2017)
  • Adielornament of God; God is my adornment186 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a bird

Like Adler, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Gavinwhite hawk4,134 in the US (2017)
  • Jonahdove2,523 in the US (2017)
  • Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
  • Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
  • Corbinraven; from corvus1,434 in the US (2017)
  • Jaya form of names beginning with J; also the bird856 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Adler

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