Names / Boy names
Bilal
Current rank
#1,212
holding steady
All-time peak
#954
in 2002
First recorded
1964
in U.S. data
Children named
5,800
since 1964
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #954 in 2002 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(bee-LAHL): moisture, freshness. A classic that still sounds crisp. Stateside, it first appears in 1964. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. 2002 marked its high point, reaching #954. Over 5,800 have carried it since records began.