Fidel

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

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

From Wikipedia

Fidel first appears in the data in 1892 and has been recorded in 126 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 195 babies (rank #833 that year). In 2024 it was given to 81 boys (rank #1,937). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Fidel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Fidel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

11,235

Total babies (all years)

126

Years in the data

195

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Fidel

Fidel Castrofilm actor · b. 1926
Fidel Ramosmilitary commander · b. 1928
Fidel Escobarassociation football player · b. 1995

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1892	8	#819
1893	7	#860
1895	5	#1,140
1898	5	#1,192
1899	7	#891
1902	5	#1,195
1905	6	#1,145
1906	6	#1,170
1907	8	#1,031
1908	6	#1,275
1909	6	#1,339
1910	8	#1,244
1911	18	#769
1912	14	#1,297
1913	13	#1,529
1914	27	#1,112
1915	28	#1,248
1916	39	#1,033
1917	37	#1,094
1918	45	#1,001
1919	65	#813
1920	55	#932
1921	50	#993
1922	69	#812
1923	78	#739
1924	72	#795
1925	56	#906
1926	65	#821
1927	67	#814
1928	76	#735
1929	86	#663
1930	80	#696
1931	73	#711
1932	48	#942
1933	58	#815
1934	65	#766
1935	60	#798
1936	49	#874
1937	63	#774
1938	64	#765
1939	62	#772
1940	55	#851
1941	67	#758
1942	71	#764
1943	74	#756
1944	85	#676
1945	66	#756
1946	75	#769
1947	75	#796
1948	80	#756
1949	89	#731
1950	76	#785
1951	90	#732
1952	85	#763
1953	83	#781
1954	80	#810
1955	73	#865
1956	77	#856
1957	85	#820
1958	74	#880
1959	150	#632
1960	109	#738
1961	116	#711
1962	83	#835
1963	76	#866
1964	74	#888
1965	91	#772
1966	90	#767
1967	76	#824
1968	67	#880
1969	82	#851
1970	95	#828
1971	103	#792
1972	80	#896
1973	95	#812
1974	78	#921
1975	112	#783
1976	111	#788
1977	109	#817
1978	117	#781
1979	132	#755
1980	110	#844
1981	153	#702
1982	110	#845
1983	109	#835
1984	111	#831
1985	126	#794
1986	138	#771
1987	134	#804
1988	150	#769
1989	172	#753
1990	159	#805
1991	170	#789
1992	158	#840
1993	176	#798
1994	180	#788
1995	190	#780
1996	176	#819
1997	181	#811
1998	163	#894
1999	162	#916
2000	178	#886
2001	195	#833
2002	179	#902
2003	168	#967
2004	165	#1,000
2005	179	#974
2006	155	#1,122
2007	176	#1,060
2008	141	#1,234
2009	137	#1,284
2010	110	#1,485
2011	122	#1,371
2012	100	#1,582
2013	97	#1,593
2014	90	#1,695
2015	96	#1,648
2016	92	#1,700
2017	87	#1,769
2018	69	#2,071
2019	104	#1,596
2020	81	#1,835
2021	64	#2,203
2022	84	#1,873
2023	92	#1,767
2024	81	#1,937