Sahil

“Coast, shore, seaside” — Arabic, via Persian/Urdu/Hindi origin

Boy's name · #2258 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Sahil has appeared in US records since 1982 — best rank #1024 (2001) · 3,160 babies named Sahil all-time · 1 in 25,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 15,000 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 18,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sahils

Sahil Anand — Indian film and television actor
Sahil Babayev — Azerbaijani politician
Sahil Khan — Indian actor
Sahil Gupta — cricketer
Sahil Suhaimi — Singaporean footballer

In stories & tradition

Sahil Omar — human whose existence is disputed

What Sahils become

Among 49 notable people named Sahil:

Entertainers appear 1.97× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sahil Anand, Indian film and television actor.

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