How Many People Are Named Fidel?
An estimated 8,836 people in the United States have the first name Fidel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Fidel peaked in popularity in 2001 with 195 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fidel 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 Fidel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,836
About 1 in 38,791 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
2001
195 births
Total Registered
11,235
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fidel
Fidel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 11,235 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Fidel as a male name
Ranked #1,937 in 2024
81 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (195 births)
Fidel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fidel span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,715 babies were registered. Fidel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fidel by Decade
How has Fidel 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.
Fidel by State
Birth registrations for Fidel span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New Mexico. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Virginia, Utah. On average, about 544 Fidels were registered per state.
Fidel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fidel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Fidel
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Fidel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fidel?
We estimate approximately 8,836 people named Fidel 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 38,791 Americans share this first name.
Is Fidel a common name?
Fidel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,235 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fidel most popular?
Fidel reached peak popularity in 2001, when 195 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fidel is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fidel a male name?
Fidel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fidel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fidel Smith, Fidel Johnson, Fidel 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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