Recorded 1977–2020 Boys' name Peak 1983 63 births

Nedal — boys' name

63 babies named Nedal in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s121990s232000s62010s62020s5
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Nedal was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nedal in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nedal

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Nedal between 1977 and 2020, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nedal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nedal performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nedal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nedal 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 63 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.

Nedal at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

63

Since 1977

44 years of records

Peak year

1983

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1977

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2020

Nedal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1977

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1983)
7
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20202019200119961993199219901983198019781977 6

Nedal by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
23 births that decade — 37% of Nedal's all-time total
1970s111980s121990s232000s62010s62020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nedal?
63 babies have been named Nedal since 1977. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1983 with 7 births.
When was Nedal most popular?
Nedal was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Nedal been used?
Nedal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 44 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Nedal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ned, Nedim, Neddie, Neddy, and 2 more. 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, 1977–2020 (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.