Adler

Adler: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“eagle”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
AD-ler · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (90% of all uses)

From German Adler, meaning 'eagle', more commonly known as a surname. Its use as a first name is modern and surname-based.

How popular is Adler?

202477.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Adler in 2024255

2024 rank#965 boys

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 18803,864

Adler is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Adler

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Williamresolute protector · Germanic
  • Henryhome ruler · Germanic
  • Charlesfree man · Germanic
  • Milessoldier or merciful · Germanic
  • Robertbright fame · Germanic
  • Emeryindustrious ruler · Germanic
  • Milogracious; dear · Germanic
  • Luisfamous warrior · Germanic

Adler questions

What does the name Adler mean?

Adler means "eagle". It comes from Germanic. From German Adler, meaning 'eagle', more commonly known as a surname. Its use as a first name is modern and surname-based.

Is Adler a boy or girl name?

Adler is mainly a boy's name in US records (90% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Adler?

255 US babies were named Adler in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Adler?

Adler is usually pronounced AD-ler.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.