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Fidel

Gender

Male

Origin

Latin
Faithful

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Fidel

Pronunciation

f(i)-del

More about the name

Fidel is a given name from the Latin "Fidelis" meaning "faithful." The feminine derivative is Fidelia.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #832, 195 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1867, 84 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202584
202481
202392
202284
202164
202081
2019104
201869
201787
201692

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #1990, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2938, 7 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20257
20243
20233
20224
2021–
20206
20193
2018–
20175
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1968 (rank #828, 9 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3645, 5 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20235
20223
20213
20203
2019–
2018–
20175
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence