unisex name
Amil
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,372
Amil is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 19% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2000, when 62 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1886.
Amil over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1910s | 94 |
| 1920s | 128 |
| 1930s | 58 |
| 1940s | 26 |
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 35 |
| 1980s | 48 |
| 1990s | 75 |
| 2000s | 329 |
| 2010s | 227 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 199 |
How popular is Amil?
In 2025, Amil was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Amil is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Amil
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amil also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amil over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Amil
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amil — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amil
How popular is the name Amil?
In 2025, Amil was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Amil a girl's or a boy's name?
Amil is used for both girls and boys. About 19% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Amil most popular?
Amil peaked in 2000, when 62 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Amil a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amil currently ranks #5,867 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.