Given name & surname
Shakil
“well-formed, handsome”·“a handsome man”
Shakil is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “well-formed, handsome” (Arabic) and “a handsome man” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “well-formed, handsome” (Arabic) and “a handsome man” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shakil through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 177
- 172 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 39 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 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 34 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 614 as a first name in 2020; 420 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.
Shakil’s family of names
Shakil has a feminine form in Shakila. Shakil has a related form in Shaquille. Shakil has a related form in Shakeel.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Shaquillevariant
- Shaquilevariant
- Shaquilvariant
- Shaqueelvariant
- Shaquevariant
- Shakeelvariant
- Shageellvariant
- Shagvariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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