Kapil
Kapila, also referred to as Cakradhanus, was a Vedic sage in Hindu tradition, regarded the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
- Hindi
- Marathi
Meaning & Origin of Kapil
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kapila, also referred to as Cakradhanus, was a Vedic sage in Hindu tradition, regarded the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
The Story of Kapil
Kapil first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1984: 9 births, good for #4,215 nationwide. About 34% of every Kapil on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kapil last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 134 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Kapil
Phonetically similar names — useful when Kapil is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Cappel
- Kappel
- Couple
- Capel
- Caple
- Copple
- Koppel
- Keppel
- Coppell
- Kabel
- Kipple
- Kepple
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Kapil
Kapil is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 134 births in the dataset. Kapil's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #4,215. Use the chart and map above to compare Kapil'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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