Vidal

Where Vidal comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Vidal.

Vidal through the years
  1. 1909
    First appearance
    #1,020 among boys with 9 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1928
    Vidal Sassoon born
    British hairstylist
  3. 1966
    Vidal Sanabria born
    Paraguayan footballer
  4. 1972
    Peak, #621
    160 babies named Vidal, the most in any year.
  5. 1974
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,135.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Vidal Sassoon · British hairstylist, 1928–2012
  • Vidal Sanabria · Paraguayan footballer, born 1966
  • Vidal de Canyelles · 1190–1252
  • Vidal Marín del Campo · Grand Inquisitor, 1653–1709
  • Vidal José de Oliveira Ramos · Brazilian politician, 1866–1954

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.