US rank #6272 Unisex name Peak 2004 537 births

Rahil — #6272 US boys' name

537 babies named Rahil in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s932000s1922010s1742020s53
#6272
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 56% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Rahil was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

29 babies were named Rahil in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahil

The Social Security Administration has registered 537 babies named Rahil between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rahil currently holds the #6272 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 29 babies received it in a single year. Rahil is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 161 additional births since 2009.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahil performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 192 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rahil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Rahil in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahil 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 537 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.

Rahil at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

537

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2004

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,272

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rahil popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
29
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
010203040 202420192014200920041999199419891980 5

Rahil popularity over time — girls

161 total births recorded since 2009 (Rahil as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 161 births
010203040 20242023202220212020201920182017201620152009 6

Rahil by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
192 births that decade — 36% of Rahil's all-time total
1980s251990s932000s1922010s1742020s53

Rahil by state

Where Rahil concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Rahil
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 2.0%
#2 Illinois
10 1.9%
#3 New Jersey
10 1.9%
#4 California
6 1.1%
New York share of Rahil's total US births 2.0%
Even split

11 of 537 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahil?
537 babies have been named Rahil since 1980. It currently ranks #6272 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 29 births.
When was Rahil most popular?
Rahil was most popular in the 2000s decade with 192 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Rahil most popular?
The top states for the name Rahil are New York (11 births), Illinois (10 births), New Jersey (10 births).
Is Rahil a unisex name?
Yes, Rahil is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 537 births, and as a girl's name it has 161 births.
How long has the name Rahil been used?
Rahil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rahil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raheem, Rahul, Rahim, Rahsaan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1980–2024 (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.