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Fidel

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Meaning of Fidel: Latin: 'faithful'

Fidel is a boy's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1860th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1860

84 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

11,321

First recorded 1892 · peak 2001

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 153 babies1982: 110 babies1983: 109 babies1984: 111 babies1985: 127 babies1986: 138 babies1987: 134 babies1988: 150 babies1989: 172 babies1990: 159 babies19901991: 170 babies1992: 158 babies1993: 176 babies1994: 180 babies1995: 190 babies1996: 176 babies1997: 181 babies1998: 163 babies1999: 162 babies2000: 178 babies20002001: 195 babies2002: 179 babies2003: 168 babies2004: 165 babies2005: 179 babies2006: 155 babies2007: 176 babies2008: 141 babies2009: 137 babies2010: 110 babies20102011: 122 babies2012: 100 babies2013: 97 babies2014: 90 babies2015: 96 babies2016: 92 babies2017: 87 babies2018: 69 babies2019: 104 babies2020: 81 babies20202021: 64 babies2022: 84 babies2023: 92 babies2024: 82 babies2025: 84 babies
US babies named Fidel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 195.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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