Boys' name · since 1915
Eskil
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 14 babies named Eskil, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,802 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Eskil sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 14 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Eskil recorded 14 times among boys since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1916.
- #31,802 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 14 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eskil ranks #31,802 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #31,802 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Eskil's 14 recorded births place it above 29.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Eskil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eskil's SSA record in two at 1916 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eskil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1916
- Peak year (1916)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Eskil by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (14 births, 100% of the file).
1910s was Eskil's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Eskil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Eskil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1915–1916 (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 Eskil 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.