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Fidel

Boy's name · #1875 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Fidel reached its best rank, #631, in 1959 and ranked #1875 in 2025. About 11,000 boys have carried it since 1892.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#381 in Mexico (2024) · #1,157 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #2,167 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,952 in England & Wales (2025) · #4,216 in France (2025) · #1,094 in Belgium (2023) · #11,847 in Italy (2023) · #2,409 in Austria (2022) · #2,746 in Canada (2020).

Famous Fidels

• Fidel Castro — Leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008 (1926–2016)
• Fidel Ramos — President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998 (1928–2022)
• Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart — First son of the Cuban leader Fidel Castro (1949–2018)
• Fidel Martínez — Ecuadorian footballer (born 1990)
• Fidel Escobar — Panamanian footballer (born 1995)

In stories & tradition

• Fidel — Tania (musical stage work)

What Fidels become

Among 273 notable people named Fidel:

Political leaders appear 2.16× more often than among typical names — e.g. Fidel Castro, Leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008 (1926–2016).

Similar names: Genaro · Finnick · Humberto · Marcell · Darell · Efrain

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