Fidel Boy
How popular is Fidel?
#1,867 boy name in 2025
84 baby boys were named Fidel in the US in 2025, making it the 1867th most popular boy name.
8,728living people named Fidel (est.)
34median age of people named Fidel
11,321babies named Fidel since 1880
1 in 39,468US babies born in 2025
Fidel popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,867 for boys (▲ 54 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 84 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-13% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,646 in 2015, #1,833 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2001 (195 boys) |
| Highest rank | #629 in 1959 |
| First recorded | 1892 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Fidel is most popular
Babies named Fidel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (131 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (78 boys)
- Arizona: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Colorado: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Fidel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 32 | #791 |
| 1900s | 37 | #998 |
| 1910s | 294 | #758 |
| 1920s | 674 | #663 |
| 1930s | 622 | #696 |
| 1940s | 737 | #674 |
| 1950s | 873 | #629 |
| 1960s | 865 | #710 |
| 1970s | 1,031 | #755 |
| 1980s | 1,314 | #701 |
| 1990s | 1,715 | #776 |
| 2000s | 1,673 | #832 |
| 2010s | 967 | #1,371 |
| 2020s | 487 | #1,765 |
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Questions
- Is Fidel a boy or girl name?
- Fidel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Fidel were boys.
- How popular is the name Fidel?
- 84 baby boys were named Fidel in the US in 2025, making it the 1867th most popular boy name.
- When was Fidel most popular?
- Fidel peaked in 2001, when 195 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #629 in 1959.
- How many people are named Fidel?
- 11,321 babies have been named Fidel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,728 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
- Where is Fidel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Fidel was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.