How Many People Are Named Shakil?
people named Shakil are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,987,121 people in the US has this name
Based on 177 babies named Shakil in Social Security records from 1982 to 2015, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
39 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "handsome" in Arabic.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Shakil, 2.9% were girls and 97.2% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Shakil alive today is about 28 years old, and 62% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 27 and 33 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Shakil first appears in the records in 1982 and was given most often in 1993, to 39 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2015.
Babies given the name each year, 1982 to 2015
🏆 Rank History
Shakil has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,281, in 1993.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,281 (1993) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,619 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Shakil alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Shakil were born in New Jersey than in any other state: about 9 of those alive today.
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