Is Sunil a boy or girl name?

Sunil is a boy’s name. Of the 989 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Sunil

Recorded 1962–2019 · United States

Sunil was most popular in 1979, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,568 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 989 people named Sunil.

Sunil over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sunil’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sunil a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sunil is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 989 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Sunil

Where Sunil is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 8.6×

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