boy's name
Wahil
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 880
Wahil is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 30 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Wahil is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in France in 2017, when 60 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 19,650 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1997.
Wahil over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 190 |
| 2010s | 440 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 240 |
How popular is Wahil?
In 2025, Wahil was given to 30 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Wahil is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Wahïl | Wahïl is a rare spelling of Wahil, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 50 times, mostly in France. | 50 |
Names that peaked alongside Wahil
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Wahil also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wahil over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Wahil
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wahil — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Wahil
Is Wahil a girl's or a boy's name?
Wahil is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Wahil most popular?
Wahil peaked in 2017, when 60 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Wahil a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Wahil currently ranks #1,131 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.