Recorded 1975–2003 Unisex name Peak 1975 49 births

Snehal — boys' name

49 babies named Snehal in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s52000s13
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Snehal was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

12 babies were named Snehal in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Snehal

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Snehal between 1975 and 2003, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Snehal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Snehal is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 2003.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Snehal performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Snehal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Snehal 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 49 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.

Snehal at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

49

Since 1975

29 years of records

Peak year

1975

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1975

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2003

Snehal popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1975

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1975)
12
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
468101214 2003200219801979197719761975 12

Snehal popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2003 (Snehal as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2003 6

Snehal by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
31 births that decade — 63% of Snehal's all-time total
1970s311980s52000s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Snehal?
49 babies have been named Snehal since 1975. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1975 with 12 births.
When was Snehal most popular?
Snehal was most popular in the 1970s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Is Snehal a unisex name?
Yes, Snehal is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 49 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Snehal been used?
Snehal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 29 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Snehal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sneijder, Sneyder, Sneh, Sneider, and 1 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, 1975–2003 (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.