US rank #9363 Boys' name Peak 2017 210 births

Fadel — #9363 US boys' name

210 babies named Fadel in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s562010s992020s37
#9363
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Fadel was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

16 babies were named Fadel in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fadel

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Fadel between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fadel currently holds the #9363 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fadel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Fadel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Fadel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fadel 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 210 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.

Fadel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

210

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2017

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,363

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fadel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
16
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 2024202020162012200820011996 5

Fadel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
99 births that decade — 47% of Fadel's all-time total
1990s182000s562010s992020s37

Fadel by state

Where Fadel concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Fadel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 2.4%
Michigan share of Fadel's total US births 2.4%

5 of 210 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fadel?
210 babies have been named Fadel since 1996. It currently ranks #9363 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 16 births.
When was Fadel most popular?
Fadel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Fadel most popular?
The top states for the name Fadel are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Fadel been used?
Fadel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fadel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fadi, Fady, Fadil, Fadhl. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1996–2024 (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.