Amil
Amil, is an Arabic given name, used among different Islamic peoples, such as the Persians and Azerbaijanis. The name is interpreted to mean "a hardworking person, doer, striver", among other similar descriptions. As a word it appears in the Qur'an.
- Azerbaijani
Meaning & Origin of Amil
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amil, is an Arabic given name, used among different Islamic peoples, such as the Persians and Azerbaijanis. The name is interpreted to mean "a hardworking person, doer, striver", among other similar descriptions. As a word it appears in the Qur'an.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Azerbaijani
Origin & history
The Story of Amil
As a girl name
Amil first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1923, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2000: 48 births, good for #2,940 nationwide. About 74% of every Amil on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Amil last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 264 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Amil first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1886, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 40 births, good for #2,924 nationwide. About 22% of every Amil on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Amil ranks #4,078 for boys with 26 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Amil
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- Âmil Çelebioğlu (1934–1995), Turkish language and literature researcher
- Amil Məhərrəmov (born 1974), Azerbaijani economist and professor
- Amil Yunanov (born 1993), Azerbaijani footballer
- Amil Shivji (born 1990), Tanzanian filmmaker
- Amil Kahala Whitehead (born 1973), American former rapper and singer
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About the name Amil
Amil is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Amil's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #959. Use the chart and map above to compare Amil's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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