Fadil
Fazl is an Arabic word meaning grace or virtue. It may also be transliterated as Fadl, or with the addition of an extra vowel. It is used as a given name, and also as a constituent of several compound names. Examples are:
- Arabic
- Albanian
Meaning & Origin of Fadil
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fazl is an Arabic word meaning grace or virtue. It may also be transliterated as Fadl, or with the addition of an extra vowel. It is used as a given name, and also as a constituent of several compound names. Examples are:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Albanian
The Story of Fadil
The earliest SSA record of Fadil as a baby boy name dates back to 1973, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Fadil — #7,560 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 49% of all recorded Fadils. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 145 Fadils have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Fadil
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About the name Fadil
Fadil is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 145 births in the dataset. Fadil's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #7,560. Use the chart and map above to compare Fadil'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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