boy's name

Kapil

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 166

Kapil is a boy's name. In 2013 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1984, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1980.

Kapil over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2013, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Kapil by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 42
1990s 37
2000s 45
2010s (to 2013) 10

How popular is Kapil?

In 2013, Kapil was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kapil is used

Canada #2,030 5 in 1997
England & Wales #3,489 3 in 2001
United States #12,554 5 in 2013

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Kapil

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kapil also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kapil over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kapil

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kapil — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kapil

How popular is the name Kapil?

In 2013, Kapil was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kapil a girl's or a boy's name?

Kapil is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Kapil most popular?

Kapil peaked in 1984, when 9 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.