Fidel

Boy name

Fidel has been given to 11,321 babies in the U.S. since 1892. It peaked in 2001.

Meaning & origin /fɪˈdɛl/

Borrowed from Spanish Fidel.

Origin: Spanish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

11,321

Peak year

2001 (195 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1892

10-year trend

▼ -12%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Fidel.

11,276 babies since 1964

11,454 babies since 1908

11,175 babies since 1888

11,066 babies since 1904

11,010 babies since 1902

10,995 babies since 1966

10,988 babies since 1903

10,980 babies since 1949

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