How Many People Are Named Recil?
An estimated 0 people in the United States have the first name Recil. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 0 years old, and Recil peaked in popularity in 1916 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Recil as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Recil paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Recil is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
0
About 1 in 1 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
0
years old
Peak Year
1916
5 births
Total Registered
10
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Recil
Recil is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Recil as a male name
Ranked #4,757 in 1923
5 male births in 1923
Peak: 1916 (5 births)
Recil: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Recil span from the 1910s to the 1920s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 5 babies were registered. Recil remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Recil by Decade
How has Recil tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Recil + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Recil as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Recil
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Recil: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Recil?
We estimate approximately 0 people named Recil are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1 Americans share this first name.
Is Recil a common name?
Recil is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 2.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Recil most popular?
Recil reached peak popularity in 1916, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Recil is approximately 0 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Recil a male name?
Recil is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Recil Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Recil Smith, Recil Johnson, Recil Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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