Given name & surname
Aquil
“resembling an eagle; a constellation”
Aquil is a variant of Aquila. One Latin interpretation is “resembling an eagle; a constellation.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aquil is a variant of Aquila. One Latin interpretation is “resembling an eagle; a constellation.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aquil is a variant of Aquila. An origin associated with Aquila is Latin. Aquil is a variant of Achilles. An origin associated with Achilles is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aquil through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 494
- 494 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 47 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 433 as a first name in 2020; 244 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aquil’s family of names
Aquil has a related form in Aquila. Aquil has a related form in Achilles.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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