US rank #9313 Boys' name Peak 1999 74 births

Aqil — #9313 US boys' name

74 babies named Aqil in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s292000s122010s202020s13
#9313
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 35% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Aqil was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

8 babies were named Aqil in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aqil

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Aqil between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aqil currently holds the #9313 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aqil performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aqil shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aqil in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 74 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aqil at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

74

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

1999

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#9,313

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aqil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
8
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
456789 202420212017201620152007200019991997199619941993 5

Aqil by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
29 births that decade — 39% of Aqil's all-time total
1990s292000s122010s202020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aqil?
74 babies have been named Aqil since 1993. It currently ranks #9313 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 8 births.
When was Aqil most popular?
Aqil was most popular in the 1990s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Aqil been used?
Aqil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aqil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aqib. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.