US rank #8006 Boys' name Peak 2012 135 births

Samil — #8006 US boys' name

135 babies named Samil in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s82000s202010s772020s30
#8006
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Samil was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

13 babies were named Samil in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Samil

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Samil between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Samil currently holds the #8006 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samil performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Samil shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samil 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 135 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.

Samil at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

135

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2012

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,006

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Samil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
13
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 2024202020172014201020041999 8

Samil by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
77 births that decade — 57% of Samil's all-time total
1990s82000s202010s772020s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samil?
135 babies have been named Samil since 1999. It currently ranks #8006 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 13 births.
When was Samil most popular?
Samil was most popular in the 2010s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Samil been used?
Samil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Samil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Samuel, Sam, Sammy, Sammie, 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, 1999–2024 (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.