Boys' name · since 1977
Belal
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 708 babies named Belal, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,397 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,339 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 708
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
708 babies have been named Belal since 1977, making it today's #7339 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belal has been recorded 708 times among boys since 1977, currently ranked #7339 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #6,397 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,339 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 708 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Belal ranks #6,397 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,339 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 708 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,397 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,339 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 708
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Belal's 708 recorded births place it above 85.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Belal compares
708 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Belal's all-time total is 92% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Belal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 708 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Belal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Belal splits its recorded history at 2002: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Belal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Belal by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (192 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Belal's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Belal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
86 births
- 1990s
1990s
184 births
- 2000s
2000s
192 births
- 2010s
2010s
156 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 192 births (27% of all-time use).
How Belal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Belal's total volume
Belal by state
Where Belal concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 44 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 18 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
44 of 708 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Belal's data
- Belal's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (192 total births) through the 2020s (78) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Belals (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Belal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Belal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.