Sahil
Sahil was the 2281st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1026th with 144 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 308 places. More babies were named Sahil in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,281 boys, up 6 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 62boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001144 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,160babies recorded
Sahil popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,281 | 62 |
| 2020 | #2,287 | 60 |
| 2010 | #1,587 | 100 |
| 2000 | #1,150 | 121 |
| 1990 | #2,761 | 24 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sahil, counting every spelling?
Sahil is the most common spelling of a name family that had 62 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 62 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sahil | 62 | #2,281 | 315 |
| Saahil | — | — | 34 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sahil?
62 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sahil (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sahil born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 135 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sahil.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sahil?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Sahil are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 12 and 26. That makes Sahil mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sahil by state
How common Sahil was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.1×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sahil: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sahil, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sahil
How popular is the name Sahil?
Sahil was the 2281st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1026th with 144 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 308 places. More babies were named Sahil in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sahil a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sahil in the US.
Where is Sahil most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sahil was most common in New York (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Minnesota.