Boys' name · since 1964
Bilal
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 5,858 babies named Bilal, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,615 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,214 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,858
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bilal is the #1214 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,858 recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Bilal recorded 5,858 times among boys since 1964, holding rank #1214 nationally today, ahead of 91% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #1,615 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,214 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,858 born since 1964
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bilal ranks #1,615 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,214 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,858 born since 1964, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,615 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,214 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,858
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bilal's 5,858 recorded births place it above 96.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Bilal compares
5,858 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Bilal's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bilal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,858 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 195 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bilal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bilal's full recorded timeline at 1997, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 195 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bilal popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 195
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Bilal popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2004 (Bilal as girls' name)
Bilal by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,580 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Bilal's strongest decade.
1,580 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Bilal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 236
1970s
236 births
- 1980s 553
1980s
553 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,071 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,419 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,580 births
- 2020s
2020s
981 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,580 births (27% of all-time use).
How Bilal 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 Bilal's total volume
Bilal by state
Where Bilal concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 748 | 12.8% |
| #2 | California | | 584 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 413 | 7.1% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 379 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 341 | 5.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 297 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 232 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 214 | 3.7% |
748 of 5,858 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Bilal appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bilal's data
- Bilal's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,580 total births) through the 2020s (981) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Bilals (748 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Bilal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Bilal 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.