Bilal

Bilal

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

Bilal, or variants, is both a given name and a surname of Arabic/African origin. Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Bilal first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2006 with 190 babies (rank #215 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Bilal

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Bilal 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.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,282

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

190

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	144	#216
1997	138	#226
1998	163	#198
1999	163	#197
2000	154	#211
2001	153	#206
2002	161	#208
2003	158	#216
2004	177	#209
2005	155	#229
2006	190	#215
2007	172	#242
2008	186	#240
2009	156	#277
2010	155	#290
2011	146	#305
2012	154	#297
2013	133	#320
2014	126	#349
2015	140	#335
2016	158	#307

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

144

#216

1997

138

#226

1998

163

#198

1999

163

#197

2000

154

#211

2001

153

#206

2002

161

#208

2003

158

#216

2004

177

#209

2005

155

#229

2006

190

#215

2007

172

#242

2008

186

#240

2009

156

#277

2010

155

#290

2011

146

#305

2012

154

#297

2013

133

#320

2014

126

#349

2015

140

#335

2016

158

#307

Meaning

Numerology of Bilal

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Bilal

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Year-by-Year Detail