Boys' name · since 1922
Encil
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Encil, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
15 boys have been named Encil since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Encil recorded 15 times among boys since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1925.
- #31,324 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 15 born since 1922
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Encil ranks #31,324 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.
- #31,324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 15
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Encil's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Encil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Encil's full recorded timeline at 1923, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births.
Encil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1925
- Peak year (1922)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Encil by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Encil's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Encil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Encil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~3 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1922–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Encil 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 August 2026.