Balal
Balal is a village and a Grama Panchayat in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.
Meaning & Origin of Balal
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Balal is a village and a Grama Panchayat in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.
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The Story of Balal
The earliest SSA record of Balal as a baby boy name dates back to 1995, when 7 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Balal — #6,992 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 71% of all recorded Balals. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2005 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 17 Balals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Balal
Balal is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Balal's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #6,992. Use the chart and map above to compare Balal's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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