How Many People Are Named Nidal?
An estimated 210 people in the United States have the first name Nidal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Nidal peaked in popularity in 1993 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nidal 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 Nidal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
210
About 1 in 1,632,164 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1993
13 births
Total Registered
215
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nidal
Nidal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 215 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nidal as a male name
Ranked #8,742 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (13 births)
Nidal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nidal span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 53 babies were registered. Nidal has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nidal by Decade
How has Nidal 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.
Nidal by State
Nidal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nidal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nidal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nidal?
We estimate approximately 210 people named Nidal 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 1,632,164 Americans share this first name.
Is Nidal a common name?
Nidal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 215 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nidal most popular?
Nidal reached peak popularity in 1993, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nidal is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nidal a male name?
Nidal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nidal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nidal Smith, Nidal Johnson, Nidal 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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