Vidal
Vidal was the 3121st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 623rd with 160 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 159 places. More babies were named Vidal in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,121 boys, up 890 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1972160 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,247babies recorded
Vidal popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1972.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,121 | 39 |
| 2020 | #4,011 | 26 |
| 2010 | #2,373 | 54 |
| 2000 | #1,767 | 63 |
| 1990 | #1,369 | 67 |
| 1980 | #1,165 | 62 |
| 1970 | #1,580 | 30 |
| 1960 | #1,432 | 32 |
| 1950 | #1,571 | 23 |
| 1940 | #2,074 | 13 |
| 1930 | #2,072 | 15 |
| 1920 | #3,481 | 8 |
| 1910 | #1,580 | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Vidal, counting every spelling?
Vidal has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Vidal?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vidal (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Vidal 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 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Vidal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vidal?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Vidal are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 21 and 50. That makes Vidal mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Vidal by state
How common Vidal was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.2×), Texas (2.1×). In 49 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 Vidal: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vidal, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Vidal
How popular is the name Vidal?
Vidal was the 3121st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 623rd with 160 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 159 places. More babies were named Vidal in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Vidal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Vidal in the US.
Where is Vidal most popular?
In 2021–2025, Vidal was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.