Bilal
Bilal was the 1212th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 167 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 954th; the most babies were born in 2018 (195). Over the last ten years it has moved up 5 places. More babies were named Bilal in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,212 boys, up 76 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 167boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018195 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,863babies recorded
Bilal popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2004.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,212 | 167 |
| 2020 | #1,288 | 141 |
| 2010 | #1,258 | 139 |
| 2000 | #1,071 | 133 |
| 1990 | #1,037 | 104 |
| 1980 | #1,146 | 63 |
| 1970 | #4,279 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Bilal, counting every spelling?
Bilal is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,150 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,212 for Bilal on its own. Together these spellings went to 167 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilal | 167 | #1,212 | 840 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bilal?
167 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bilal (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Bilal born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 50 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bilal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bilal?
About 5,700 people born in the US named Bilal are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 9 and 30. That makes Bilal mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bilal by state
How common Bilal was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (5.2×), New York (2.3×), Illinois (2.2×), Virginia (2.2×), Michigan (2.1×). In 34 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bilal: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bilal, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Bilal
How popular is the name Bilal?
Bilal was the 1212th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 167 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 954th; the most babies were born in 2018 (195). Over the last ten years it has moved up 5 places. More babies were named Bilal in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Bilal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Bilal in the US.
Where is Bilal most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bilal was most common in Minnesota (0.51 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Illinois.