Total births
125
US rank #11342 Boys' name Peak 2022 125 births
Bilaal — #11342 US boys' name
125 babies named Bilaal in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#11342
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 20% of names given to boys today.
2000s
Peak decade
30% of everyone ever named Bilaal was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
10 babies were named Bilaal in 2022 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Bilaal
The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Bilaal between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bilaal currently holds the #11342 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 10 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Bilaal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bilaal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Bilaal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 125 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Bilaal at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#11,342
Active since
1990
Bilaal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990
- Peak year (2022)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
Bilaal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 38 births that decade — 30% of Bilaal's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bilaal? ▼
125 babies have been named Bilaal since 1990. It currently ranks #11342 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 10 births.
When was Bilaal most popular? ▼
Bilaal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Bilaal been used? ▼
Bilaal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bilaal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Billy, Bill, Billie, Bilal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.