How Many People Are Named Bilal?
An estimated 5,591 people in the United States have the first name Bilal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Bilal peaked in popularity in 2018 with 195 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bilal 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 Bilal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,591
About 1 in 61,305 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2018
195 births
Total Registered
5,695
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bilal
Bilal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,695 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Bilal as a male name
Ranked #1,181 in 2024
175 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (195 births)
Bilal as a female name
Ranked #16,489 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 2004 (5 births)
Bilal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bilal span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,580 babies were registered. While Bilal is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bilal by Decade
How has Bilal 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.
Bilal by State
Birth registrations for Bilal span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Indiana, Connecticut, Arizona. On average, about 174 Bilals were registered per state.
Bilal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bilal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Bilal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bilal?
We estimate approximately 5,591 people named Bilal 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 61,305 Americans share this first name.
Is Bilal a common name?
Bilal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,695 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bilal most popular?
Bilal reached peak popularity in 2018, when 195 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bilal is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bilal a male name?
Bilal is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bilal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bilal Smith, Bilal Johnson, Bilal 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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