Boys' name · since 1982
Shakil
172 babies named Shakil in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,890 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 172
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakil is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 172 have been recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakil has been recorded 172 times among boys since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2015.
- #13,890 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 172 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shakil ranks #13,890 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 172 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,890 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 172
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shakil's 172 recorded births place it above 69.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Shakil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shakil splits its recorded history at 1997: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shakil popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2015
- Peak year (1993)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Shakil popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1993 (Shakil as girls' name)
Shakil by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (130 births, 76% of the file).
1990s was Shakil's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Shakil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 130 births (76% of all-time use).
Shakil by state
Where Shakil concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 9 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.9% |
9 of 172 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Shakil's decade-level peak was the 1990s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Shakils (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shakil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1982–2015 (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 Shakil 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.