Boys' name · since 1980
Kapil
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 134 babies named Kapil, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,514 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 134
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
134 boys have been named Kapil since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kapil recorded 134 times among boys since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2013.
- #15,514 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 134 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kapil ranks #15,514 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,514 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 134
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kapil's 134 recorded births place it above 65.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kapil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kapil splits its recorded history at 1996: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kapil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2013
- Peak year (1984)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Kapil by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (45 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Kapil's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kapil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 45 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kapil's data
- Kapil's decade-level peak was the 2000s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kapil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1980–2013 (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 Kapil 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.