Girls' name · since 1978
Bijal
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 128 babies named Bijal, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 128
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
128 girls have been named Bijal since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bijal has been recorded 128 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2000.
- #24,375 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 128 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bijal ranks #24,375 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 128 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 128
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Bijal's 128 recorded births place it above 66.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Bijal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bijal splits its recorded history at 1989: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bijal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2000
- Peak year (1984)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Bijal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (60 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Bijal's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Bijal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 60 births (47% of all-time use).
Bijal by state
Where Bijal concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 5 | 3.9% |
5 of 128 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bijal's data
- Bijal's decade-level peak was the 1980s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Bijals (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bijal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1978–2000 (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 Bijal 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.