Is Fidel a boy or girl name?
Fidel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 81 boys were named Fidel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 11,235 US babies named Fidel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,937
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Fidel since 1892
- 11,235
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 195 babies
Boys and girls named Fidel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 294 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 674 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 622 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 737 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 873 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 864 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,032 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,313 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,715 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,673 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 967 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 402 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81 | #1,937 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 92 | #1,767 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 84 | #1,873 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 64 | #2,203 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 81 | #1,835 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 104 | #1,596 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 69 | #2,071 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 87 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 92 | #1,700 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 96 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 90 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 97 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 100 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 122 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 110 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 137 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 141 | #1,234 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 176 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 155 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 179 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 165 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 168 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 179 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 195 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 178 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 162 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 163 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 181 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 176 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 190 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 180 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 176 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 158 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 170 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 159 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 172 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 150 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 134 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 138 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 126 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 111 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 109 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 110 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 153 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 110 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 132 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 117 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 109 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 111 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 112 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 78 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 95 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 80 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 103 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 95 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 82 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 67 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 76 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 90 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 91 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 74 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 76 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 83 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 116 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 109 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 150 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 74 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 85 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 77 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 73 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 80 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 83 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 85 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 90 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 76 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 89 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 80 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 75 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 75 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 66 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 85 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 74 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 71 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 67 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 55 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 62 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 64 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 63 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 49 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 60 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 65 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 58 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 48 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 73 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 80 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 86 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 76 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 67 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 65 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 56 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 72 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 78 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 69 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 50 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 55 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 65 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 45 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 37 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 39 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 28 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 27 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 18 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 7 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #819 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Fidel reached #632 in 1959. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Fidel
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.