How Many People Are Named Belal?
An estimated 684 people in the United States have the first name Belal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Belal peaked in popularity in 2003 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Belal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Belal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
684
About 1 in 501,103 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2003
28 births
Total Registered
697
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Belal
Belal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 697 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Belal as a male name
Ranked #6,198 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (28 births)
Belal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Belal span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 192 babies were registered. While Belal is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Belal by Decade
How has Belal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Belal by State
Birth registrations for Belal span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Illinois. The lowest are in New York, Illinois, Michigan. On average, about 18 Belals were registered per state.
Belal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Belal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Belal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Belal?
We estimate approximately 684 people named Belal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 501,103 Americans share this first name.
Is Belal a common name?
Belal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 697 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Belal most popular?
Belal reached peak popularity in 2003, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Belal is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Belal a male name?
Belal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Belal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Belal Smith, Belal Johnson, Belal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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