Boys' name · since 1974
Nidal
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 222 babies named Nidal, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,337 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,934 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 222
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nidal currently ranks #9934 among boys' names in America, with 222 babies recorded since 1974.
Nidal has 222 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9934 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #12,337 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,934 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 222 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nidal ranks #12,337 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,934 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 222 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,337 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,934 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 222
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nidal's 222 recorded births place it above 72.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nidal compares
222 40th 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
Nidal's all-time total is 40% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nidal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 222 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nidal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nidal splits its recorded history at 2002: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nidal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Nidal by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (53 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Nidal's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Nidal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 53 births (24% of all-time use).
Nidal by state
Where Nidal concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 222 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nidal's data
- Nidal's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2020s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nidals (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Nidal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Nidal 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.