boys:
373 births since 1990
#4213 (8th percentile)
overall:
373 births since 1990
#7366 (5th percentile)
The name Saahil is the #7,366 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 373 recorded births since 1990. This represents the 4.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 4.8% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,213 (8.1% percentile) for all time with 373 births since 1990.
Saahil first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1990 (first recorded for boys in 1990). Birth data for Saahil is available in 29 out of the 34 years between 1990 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
For boys, Saahil reached its peak popularity in 2005, achieving the 3.0% percentile (ranked #847) with 15 births per million. The name was most common in 2005, with 15 births per million (ranked 3.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Saahil ranks #911 for boys (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 18.7% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Saahil".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Saahil. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 55.6% confident that Saahil is pronounced as SAH-hihl, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is SAH-heel, at 36.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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