boy's name
Salil
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Births on record 83
Salil is a boy's name. In 2022 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 1993, when 8 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1973.
Salil over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 20 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 30 |
| 2000s | 23 |
| 2020s (to 2022) | 5 |
How popular is Salil?
In 2022, Salil 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.
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 Salil
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Sibling names for Salil
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Salil — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Salil
How popular is the name Salil?
In 2022, Salil 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 Salil a girl's or a boy's name?
Salil is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Salil most popular?
Salil peaked in 1993, when 8 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.