Recorded 1981–1997 Boys' name Peak 1981 10 births

Wakil — boys' name

10 babies named Wakil in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s5
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Wakil was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

5 babies were named Wakil in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wakil

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Wakil between 1981 and 1997, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wakil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wakil performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wakil shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wakil 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 10 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.

Wakil at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

10

Since 1981

17 years of records

Peak year

1981

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1981

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1997

Wakil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1981

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1981)
5
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
5 19971981 5

Wakil by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5 births that decade — 50% of Wakil's all-time total
1980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wakil?
10 babies have been named Wakil since 1981. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1981 with 5 births.
When was Wakil most popular?
Wakil was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Wakil been used?
Wakil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 17 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Wakil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wake, Wakinyan, Wakeem, Wakefield, 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, 1981–1997 (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.