Total births
79
Boys' name · since 1993
Aqil
Aqil has 79 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9347
- among boys today
- 79
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 35%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Aqil is the #9347 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 79 recorded since 1993.
Aqil has 79 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9347 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #9347 among boys today
- 79 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
- 35% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Aqil is currently the #9347 boys' name in America, more common than 35% of boys - 79 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9347
- among boys today
- 79
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 35%
- more common than other boys
Aqil vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9347
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 35% of names given to boys today.
1990s
Peak decade
37% 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.
How Aqil compares
79 22th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aqil's all-time total is 78% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aqil | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 79 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Aqil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aqil splits its recorded history at 2007: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aqil at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1999
Current rank
#9,347
Active since
1993
Aqil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Aqil by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Aqil's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Aqil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 29 births (37% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aqil? ▼
Since 1993, Social Security records show 79 babies named Aqil. Today it holds rank #9347 among boys. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Aqil since 1993 -- 33 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.
What to do with Aqil's data
- Aqil's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2020s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Aqil: #9347 Boys' Name - 79 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aqil. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aqil draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.