Sunil
Boy name · Sanskrit origin
Sunil meaning
very black or blue, dark
Sunil at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Script form
- सुनीलAs listed by Wiktionary; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #10,798 in 2019
- Meaning themes
- blue
- dark
Sunil popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | #2,847 | 9 |
| 1970 | #2,059 | 19 |
| 1979 | #1,435 | 42 |
| 1980 | #1,765 | 32 |
| 1990 | #4,406 | 12 |
| 2000 | #4,784 | 15 |
| 2010 | #9,690 | 7 |
| 2019 | #10,798 | 6 |
All 54 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | #2,847 | 9 |
| 1963 | #2,858 | 9 |
| 1964 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1965 | #3,538 | 6 |
| 1966 | #2,782 | 9 |
| 1967 | #2,140 | 14 |
| 1968 | #1,787 | 20 |
| 1969 | #1,767 | 22 |
| 1970 | #2,059 | 19 |
| 1971 | #1,987 | 21 |
| 1972 | #1,536 | 31 |
| 1973 | #1,736 | 26 |
| 1974 | #1,546 | 32 |
| 1975 | #1,560 | 33 |
| 1976 | #1,873 | 26 |
| 1977 | #1,515 | 37 |
| 1978 | #1,651 | 33 |
| 1979 | #1,435 | 42 |
| 1980 | #1,765 | 32 |
| 1981 | #1,480 | 42 |
| 1982 | #1,733 | 33 |
| 1983 | #2,086 | 25 |
| 1984 | #1,796 | 31 |
| 1985 | #2,427 | 21 |
| 1986 | #1,694 | 37 |
| 1987 | #2,168 | 27 |
| 1988 | #3,350 | 15 |
| 1989 | #2,784 | 22 |
| 1990 | #4,406 | 12 |
| 1991 | #2,683 | 25 |
| 1992 | #3,459 | 18 |
| 1993 | #2,577 | 28 |
| 1994 | #3,469 | 19 |
| 1995 | #6,408 | 8 |
| 1996 | #4,878 | 12 |
| 1997 | #5,288 | 11 |
| 1998 | #3,296 | 23 |
| 1999 | #5,034 | 13 |
| 2000 | #4,784 | 15 |
| 2001 | #4,676 | 16 |
| 2002 | #7,642 | 8 |
| 2003 | #6,714 | 10 |
| 2004 | #8,926 | 7 |
| 2005 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2006 | #8,731 | 8 |
| 2007 | #8,915 | 8 |
| 2008 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2009 | #7,691 | 10 |
| 2010 | #9,690 | 7 |
| 2011 | #10,806 | 6 |
| 2012 | #7,559 | 10 |
| 2015 | #10,642 | 6 |
| 2016 | #10,743 | 6 |
| 2019 | #10,798 | 6 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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