US rank #8558 Boys' name Peak 2005 382 births

Saahil — #8558 US boys' name

382 babies named Saahil in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s552000s1782010s1152020s34
#8558
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Saahil was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

31 babies were named Saahil in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saahil

The Social Security Administration has registered 382 babies named Saahil between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Saahil currently holds the #8558 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saahil performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Saahil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Saahil in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saahil 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 382 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.

Saahil at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

382

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2005

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,558

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Saahil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
31
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
010203040 202420192015201120072003199919931990 5

Saahil by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
178 births that decade — 47% of Saahil's all-time total
1990s552000s1782010s1152020s34

Saahil by state

Where Saahil concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Saahil
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
43 11.3%
California share of Saahil's total US births 11.3%

43 of 382 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saahil?
382 babies have been named Saahil since 1990. It currently ranks #8558 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 31 births.
When was Saahil most popular?
Saahil was most popular in the 2000s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Saahil most popular?
The top states for the name Saahil are California (43 births).
How long has the name Saahil been used?
Saahil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Saahil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saad, Saadiq, Saatvik, Saahir, 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, 1990–2024 (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.