Boys' name · since 1996
Fadel
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 217 babies named Fadel, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,450 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,110 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fadel currently ranks #10110 among boys' names in America, with 217 babies recorded since 1996.
Fadel has 217 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10110 as of the latest data, more common than 27% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #12,450 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,110 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 217 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fadel ranks #12,450 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,110 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 217 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,450 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,110 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fadel's 217 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Fadel compares
217 39th percentile among 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
Fadel's all-time total is 41% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fadel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 217 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fadel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fadel splits its recorded history at 2013: 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 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fadel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Fadel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (99 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Fadel's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Fadel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 99 births (46% of all-time use).
Fadel by state
Where Fadel concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 217 births nationwide.
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What to do with Fadel's data
- Fadel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Fadels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fadel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Fadel 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.