Masculine dossier · first seen 1892

Fidel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Fidel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2001

Peak rank proxy

195

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1892Peak 20012024

Peak year

2001

Decline from peak

58.5%

2024

All-time

11,235

Fidel has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2001, when 195 boys were named Fidel.

In 2024, only 81 boys were given the name.

Down 58.5% from its peak.

All told, about 11,235 Americans have been named Fidel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1892.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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