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Fidela

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Pronounced fih-DEL-uh /fɪˈdɛl.ə/Medium

Meaning: Fidela is the feminine counterpart to Fidel, both built on the Latin fidelis, meaning faithful, a virtue root shared with English words like fidelity.Low

In 30 seconds: Fidela is the feminine form of Fidel, carrying the Latin sense of faithful into a warm, virtue-rooted three-syllable name (said fih-DEL-uh).

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Origin LowLatin, Spanish

MeaningFidela is the feminine counterpart to Fidel, both built on the Latin fidelis, meaning faithful, a virtue root shared with English words like fidelity.

U.S. rank (2001)#16165 ↘ Falling

2001 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1922

Total births (all-time)≈ 410

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Fidela is recorded from 1906 onward, reaching its small peak around 1922 during a period when Latin virtue names were common in Spanish-speaking and American communities alike.

It has stayed rare throughout its long run, only a couple dozen girls a year even at its best, but scattered use continuing past 2000 marks it as a slow, steady survivor rather than a fading fad.

Did you know? Fidela's unusually long span, recorded from 1906 clear into the 2000s, shows the virtue-name pattern it belongs to has never fully gone out of use.

Overall data confidence 50%

References - Fidela — Feminine of Fidel; Latin fidelis faithful

Variations

FideliaFidellaFidel

Nicknames

FidiDella

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Fidelia— a closely related virtue-name variant

Adela— shares the same warm three-syllable Latin sound

Angela— another Latin-rooted classic of similar shape

Consuela— matches the Spanish-flavored ending

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Fidela mean?

It's the feminine form of Fidel, from the Latin fidelis, meaning faithful.

How do you pronounce Fidela?

It's said fih-DEL-uh /fɪˈdɛl.ə/, three syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Fidela a boy or girl name?

Fidela is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Fidela?

It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high point in the early nineteen-twenties.