US rank #2456 Boys' name Peak 2001 3,097 births

Sahil — #2456 US boys' name

3,097 babies named Sahil in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s871990s6742000s12602010s7642020s312
#2456
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 83% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Sahil was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

144 babies were named Sahil in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sahil

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,097 babies named Sahil between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sahil currently holds the #2456 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 144 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sahil performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,260 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sahil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 693 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Sahil in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sahil 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 3,097 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.

Sahil at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,097

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2001

144 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,456

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sahil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
144
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Sahil by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,260 births that decade — 41% of Sahil's all-time total
1980s871990s6742000s12602010s7642020s312

Sahil by state

Where Sahil concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sahil
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
693 22.4%
#2 New York
340 11.0%
#3 New Jersey
264 8.5%
#4 Texas
208 6.7%
#5 Illinois
119 3.8%
#6 Georgia
67 2.2%
#7 Florida
51 1.6%
#8 Virginia
41 1.3%
California share of Sahil's total US births 22.4%
Even split

693 of 3,097 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Sahil appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sahil?
3,097 babies have been named Sahil since 1982. It currently ranks #2456 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 144 births.
When was Sahil most popular?
Sahil was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,260 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Sahil most popular?
The top states for the name Sahil are California (693 births), New York (340 births), New Jersey (264 births).
How long has the name Sahil been used?
Sahil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sahil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sahir, Sahib, Sahaj, Saharsh, 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, 1982–2024 (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.