Recorded 1993–2004 Boys' name Peak 2000 74 births

Shahil — boys' name

74 babies named Shahil in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

74 boys have been named Shahil since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2004.

74
total births
1993–2004
years on record
1990s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Shahil was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

11 babies were named Shahil in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shahil

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Shahil between 1993 and 2004, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shahil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shahil performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shahil shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shahil 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 74 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.

Shahil at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

74

Since 1993

12 years of records

Peak year

2000

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1993

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2004

Shahil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1993

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (2000)
11
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Shahil by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
38 births that decade — 51% of Shahil's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shahil?
74 babies have been named Shahil since 1993. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 2000 with 11 births.
When was Shahil most popular?
Shahil was most popular in the 1990s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Shahil been used?
Shahil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 12 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Shahil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1993–2004 (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.