Is Amil a boy or girl name?

Amil is a unisex name. Of the 1,246 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 21.2% were girls and 78.8% were boys. It changed hands in 2012, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Amil

Recorded 1886–2025 · United States

Amil was most popular in 2000, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,156 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,246 people named Amil.

Amil over time

Births per year. The dot marks Amil’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Amil a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Amil is a unisex name — 21.2% of the 1,246 Americans given it were girls and 78.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 2012 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 8% girls and 92% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org