The baby name Badal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbaːdəl/ (BAA-dul).
The baby name Badal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbaːdəl/ (BAA-dul).
Badal is Hindi, Punjabi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Badal is a masculine given name across South Asia, derived from the common Indo-Aryan word for “cloud.” It appears as Hindi बादल (bādal), Bengali বাদল, Punjabi ਬਾਦਲ, Nepali बादल, and Urdu بادل, evoking the life-giving monsoon and themes of renewal, protection, and change (also echoed by Hindi–Urdu badalnā, “to change”). Parents often choose it for its gentle, natural imagery and auspicious seasonal associations.
The name has steady 20th-century usage in Bengal, Punjab, and Nepal; bearers include the Bengali revolutionary Badal Gupta and Bangladeshi percussionist Badal Roy. Badal also occurs as a Punjabi surname/clan name, though as a given name it is typically masculine with occasional unisex use. Variant transliterations include Baadal; spelling follows local scripts. Note that Arabic–Persian badal means “substitute/exchange” and is etymologically separate from the South Asian “cloud” sense that defines the name.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| IN | 0 | #70 | 2 | 2,963 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #75 | 5 | 3,375 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #132 | 8 | 6,332 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| BD | 0 | #198 | 30 | 5,992 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #250 | 485 | 10,045 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #270 | 4 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #283 | 1,367 | 16,750 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #297 | 20 | 15,378 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #307 | 6 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #348 | 10 | 8,477 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #372 | 25 | 15,987 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #376 | 11 | 8,413 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #381 | 9 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #402 | 326 | 18,093 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| BH | 0 | #411 | 143 | 17,937 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #462 | 5 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #491 | 290 | 18,755 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #497 | 19 | 19,177 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #521 | 6 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #527 | 27 | 20,968 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #558 | 347 | 17,948 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #564 | 68 | 13,121 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #573 | 125 | 17,960 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #581 | 87 | 13,071 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #612 | 1,693 | 28,008 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #628 | 527 | 22,615 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| United States | Boys | 2000 | #797 | 7 | 6,800 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #834 | 102 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #940 | 172 | 25,439 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #943 | 10 | 5,697 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #985 | 10 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MA | 0 | #1,117 | 12 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,156 | 23 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,229 | 6 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,351 | 121 | 10,046 |
Badal is popular in 50 countries — most recent births per country:
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