Recorded 1980–2013 Boys' name Peak 1984 134 births

Kapil — boys' name

134 babies named Kapil in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s421990s372000s452010s10
2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Kapil was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kapil in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kapil

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Kapil between 1980 and 2013, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kapil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kapil performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kapil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kapil 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 134 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.

Kapil at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

134

Since 1980

34 years of records

Peak year

1984

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1980

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2013

Kapil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1980

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1984)
9
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
45678910 2013200720041996199119831980 5

Kapil by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 34% of Kapil's all-time total
1980s421990s372000s452010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kapil?
134 babies have been named Kapil since 1980. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1984 with 9 births.
When was Kapil most popular?
Kapil was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Kapil been used?
Kapil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 34 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Kapil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kapono, Kapri, Kap, Kapena, and 4 more. 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, 1980–2013 (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.