Shakil
Shakil is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Shakil
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shakil is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Shakil
American parents first put Shakil on the record books as a baby boy name in 1982, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 34 Shakils were born — ranking #2,257 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 76% of all recorded Shakils. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2015 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 172 Shakils have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Shakil
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Shakil. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Shakil
Phonetically similar names — useful when Shakil is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Chicle
- Shekel
- Sheqel
- Shackle
- Shaquille
- Schakel
- Chuckle
- Jekyll
- Shoogle
- Juggle
- Jackal
- Suckle
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Shakil
Shakil is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 172 births in the dataset. Shakil's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #2,257. Use the chart and map above to compare Shakil'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.