Is Bilal a boy or girl name?
Bilal is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 175 boys were named Bilal, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 5,695 US babies named Bilal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,181
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Bilal since 1964
- 5,695
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 195 babies
Boys and girls named Bilal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 236 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 553 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,071 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,419 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 1,580 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 813 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 175 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 179 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 166 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 152 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 141 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 152 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 195 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 168 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 167 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 151 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 149 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 138 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 155 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 166 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 139 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 147 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 139 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 135 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 124 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 142 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 149 | #1,072 | 5 | #16,489 |
| 2003 | 146 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 168 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 136 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 133 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 116 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 104 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 127 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 95 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 103 | #1,126 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 99 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 97 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 107 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 119 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 104 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 100 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 52 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 52 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 40 | #1,597 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 45 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 41 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 56 | #1,242 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 47 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 63 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 51 | #1,292 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 44 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 46 | #1,335 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 34 | #1,575 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,891 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,558 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,739 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,010 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,279 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,465 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,568 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,313 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bilal reached #954 in 2002. As a girl name, it reached #16,489 in 2004. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.