Fidel: Meaning of Baby Name Fidel

Fidel Popularity Snapshot

Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 11,235 baby boys have been named Fidel. The name peaked in 2001 with 195 US births that year (rank #833). In 2024, ranked #1937 nationally — 1,104 places below its 2001 peak.

Top States for Fidel

Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Fidel births are: Texas (3,578), California (3,323), New Mexico (432).

Other Spanish-Origin Names Like Fidel

If you like Fidel's Spanish origin, consider these related names: Abran, Abril, Adana, Adelita, Adella. Browse all Spanish names →

5-Letter Names Starting with F

Names with Fidel's exact length and starting letter: Faber, Fabio, Fadil, Fadwa, Fagan.

Quick Facts About Fidel

957

Spanish baby names in our dictionary

398

Spanish male names

109

5-letter F-names in our dictionary

338

F-male names total

2000–2005

years of US SSA records (6 total)

1,064

total US births named Fidel (all years)

US Popularity History (2000–2005)

📉 Falling fast: Fidel dropped 88 places in the US boys ranking over the last 5 years (#886 in 2000 → #974 in 2005).

Annual US births named Fidel by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2001 with 195 boys named Fidel (boy rank #833 that year).

Where it stands today: in 2005, ranked #974 for boys (179 US births). That's 141 places below its 2001 peak.

Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.

Variant Forms

Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Fidele	Faithful	Male	Spanish

Famous People Named Fidel

1 notable figure from history and culture who share the name Fidel.

Fidel Castro — World Leader (1926)

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Compare Fidel to Other Popular Names

Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Fidel against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).

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