Boys' name · since 1993
Sanil
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Sanil, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,384 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
37 boys have been named Sanil since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sanil recorded 37 times among boys since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2015.
- #24,384 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 37 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanil ranks #24,384 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,384 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sanil's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sanil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sanil's full recorded timeline at 1999, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sanil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2015
- Peak year (2000)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Sanil by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (22 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Sanil's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Sanil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 22 births (59% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sanil's data
- Sanil's decade-level peak was the 1990s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sanil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sanil draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.