How Many People Are Named Sahil?
An estimated 3,054 people in the United States have the first name Sahil. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Sahil peaked in popularity in 2001 with 144 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sahil 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 Sahil paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,054
About 1 in 112,231 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2001
144 births
Total Registered
3,097
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sahil
Sahil is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,097 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sahil as a male name
Ranked #2,463 in 2024
56 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (144 births)
Sahil: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sahil span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,260 babies were registered. Sahil has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sahil by Decade
How has Sahil 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.
Sahil by State
Birth registrations for Sahil span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Minnesota, Ohio, Maryland. On average, about 127 Sahils were registered per state.
Sahil + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sahil as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sahil
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sahil: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sahil?
We estimate approximately 3,054 people named Sahil 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 112,231 Americans share this first name.
Is Sahil a common name?
Sahil is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,097 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sahil most popular?
Sahil reached peak popularity in 2001, when 144 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sahil is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sahil a male name?
Sahil is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sahil Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sahil Smith, Sahil Johnson, Sahil 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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