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Vidal

/vaɪˈdæl/ · 100% boys · 39 born in 2025

Vidal has been given to about 4,247 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1972, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/vaɪˈdæl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,602
Median age today35 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Vidal per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1972 · 165
  • Born in 202539
  • All time4,247

How popular is Vidal?

Its best year was 1972, when 165 babies were given the name, ranking 623rd. The typical living American called Vidal is about 35 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Vidal

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Bilal0.70
  2. Fidel0.68
  3. Michal0.62
  4. Val0.62
  5. Randal0.55
  6. Kendal0.55
  7. Micheal0.52
  8. Vihaan0.53

Middle names for Vidal

Ranked by flow score
  1. Vidal John0.77
  2. Vidal Dean0.76
  3. Vidal Bryce0.76
  4. Vidal Ross0.76
  5. Vidal Quinn0.76
  6. Vidal Jude0.76

Sibling names for Vidal

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.88
  2. Aronbrother · 0.87
  3. Aracelisister · 0.87
  4. Marcelbrother · 0.87
  5. Georginasister · 0.87
  6. Daliasister · 0.86

Where Vidal is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Vidal Anderson0.74
  2. Vidal White0.72
  3. Vidal Reyes0.72
  4. Vidal Nguyen0.72
  5. Vidal Moore0.72
  6. Vidal Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Vidal

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. France1900–2025
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Vidal across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.