Asil
Asil is an Arabic unisex given name meaning “evening time”, “nighttime”. Asil can also mean “deep-rooted”, “original”, “noble” with the same spelling and pronunciation. It's a Quranic name mentioned 4 times in the Quran at 25:5, 33:42, 48:9 and 76:25. It's also mentioned 3 other times in its plural form (Aasaal) at 13:15, 7:205, 24:36.
- Turkish
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Asil
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Asil is an Arabic unisex given name meaning “evening time”, “nighttime”. Asil can also mean “deep-rooted”, “original”, “noble” with the same spelling and pronunciation. It's a Quranic name mentioned 4 times in the Quran at 25:5, 33:42, 48:9 and 76:25. It's also mentioned 3 other times in its plural form (Aasaal) at 13:15, 7:205, 24:36.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
- Arabic
The Story of Asil
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Asil as a girl name dates back to 2014, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Asil — #14,326 in the national rankings. About 69% of every Asil on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Asil last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 16 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Asil on the record books as a boy name in 2014, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 10 Asils were born — ranking #7,725 that year. About 64% of every Asil on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Asil last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 64 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Asil
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Asil. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Essil
Names that sound like Asil
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About the name Asil
Asil is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 64 births in the dataset. Asil's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #7,725. Use the chart and map above to compare Asil'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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