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Bilal

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What official birth registration shows about Bilal: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Bilal: Recorded since 1966, it reached #197 in 1999, and it stood at #408 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #197 to #482.200020052010201520202025#197#482
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#216
1997#226
1998#198
1999#197
2000#211
2001#206
2002#208
2003#216
2004#209
2005#229
2006#215
2007#242
2008#240
2009#277
2010#290
2011#305
2012#297
2013#320
2014#349
2015#334
2016#306
2017#364
2018#360
2019#364
2020#400
2021#482
2022#472
2023#431
2024#414
2025#408

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 50 of the 60 years from 1966 to 2025.

In 2025: #408 among boys in England and Wales, #424 among boys in Norway, #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1966–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #520 among boys in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #197 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #408 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1966 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #197 in England and Wales in 1999.

Bilal's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#40899HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#41497HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#43191HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#47284HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#48283HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#400103HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#364121HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#360125HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#364128HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#306158HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#334140HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#349126HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#320133HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#297154HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#305146HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#290155HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#277156HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#240186HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#242172HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#215190HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#229155HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#209177HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#216158HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#208161HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#206153HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#211154HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#197163HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#198163HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#226138HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#216144HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#4246HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#31911HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#4097HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#4066HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#3906HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#21918HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#34810HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#31012HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#31313HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#33312HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#28116HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4108HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#30614HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#34011HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#29814HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#31214HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#36011HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#25718HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#26218HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#34910HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#29912HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#31411HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#27614HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#32210HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#27015HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#25618HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#23919HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#20325HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#27816HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#3859HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#26617HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4148HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#30714HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#37110HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#31914HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#33214HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4219HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#36212HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5615HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#4548HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#34613HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#5306HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#4897HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#6064HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#6324HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5635HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#33013HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5824HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#5245HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#5204HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#6554HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#4437HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#5545HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#6094HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#5006HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#4906HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#4297HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#5295HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#3755HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#3243HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#3233HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#6194HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Bilal is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Bilal, between 1966 and 2025, in 50 of those 60 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 1998Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1990England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1999ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419662025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1966–202550#203 in 1998
Republic of Ireland1990–202514#323 in 1990
England and Wales1996–202530#197 in 1999
Scotland20241#619 in 2024

Its high point came 34 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1990) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1971; it appears again in 1978.

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What is known about Bilal

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1966–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1966 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #197 in England and Wales in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.