Fadel
Fadel is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "generous, honorable, superior". Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Fadel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fadel is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "generous, honorable, superior". Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Fadel
Fadel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 16 Fadels were born — ranking #5,525 that year. As of 2026, Fadel ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-37%). In total, more than 210 Fadels 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 Fadel
Fadel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 210 births in the dataset. Fadel's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #5,525. Use the chart and map above to compare Fadel'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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