Sunil

Sunil

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Sunil first appears in the data in 1962 and has been recorded in 54 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1979 with 42 babies (rank #1,461 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Sunil

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sunil yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

989

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1962	9	#3,020
1963	9	#3,030
1964	10	#2,826
1965	6	#3,883
1966	9	#2,958
1967	14	#2,236
1968	20	#1,826
1969	22	#1,800
1970	19	#2,116
1971	21	#2,041
1972	31	#1,559
1973	26	#1,773
1974	32	#1,578
1975	33	#1,590
1976	26	#1,927
1977	37	#1,541
1978	33	#1,685
1979	42	#1,461
1980	32	#1,801
1981	42	#1,497
1982	33	#1,766
1983	25	#2,136
1984	31	#1,838
1985	21	#2,492
1986	37	#1,720
1987	27	#2,207
1988	15	#3,505
1989	22	#2,883
1990	12	#4,640
1991	25	#2,743
1992	18	#3,582
1993	28	#2,632
1994	19	#3,574
1995	8	#6,898
1996	12	#5,144
1997	11	#5,602
1998	23	#3,378
1999	13	#5,278
2000	15	#5,008
2001	16	#4,860
2002	8	#8,340
2003	10	#7,176
2004	7	#9,805
2005	6	#11,285
2006	8	#9,456
2007	8	#9,658
2008	7	#10,891
2009	10	#8,226
2010	7	#10,609
2011	6	#12,075
2012	10	#8,060
2015	6	#11,898
2016	6	#11,954
2019	6	#11,950

Year

Babies

Rank

1962

#3,020

1963

#3,030

1964

#2,826

1965

#3,883

1966

#2,958

1967

#2,236

1968

#1,826

1969

#1,800

1970

#2,116

1971

#2,041

1972

#1,559

1973

#1,773

1974

#1,578

1975

#1,590

1976

#1,927

1977

#1,541

1978

#1,685

1979

#1,461

1980

#1,801

1981

#1,497

1982

#1,766

1983

#2,136

1984

#1,838

1985

#2,492

1986

#1,720

1987

#2,207

1988

#3,505

1989

#2,883

1990

#4,640

1991

#2,743

1992

#3,582

1993

#2,632

1994

#3,574

1995

#6,898

1996

#5,144

1997

#5,602

1998

#3,378

1999

#5,278

2000

#5,008

2001

#4,860

2002

#8,340

2003

#7,176

2004

#9,805

2005

#11,285

2006

#9,456

2007

#9,658

2008

#10,891

2009

#8,226

2010

#10,609

2011

#12,075

2012

#8,060

2015

#11,898

2016

#11,954

2019

#11,950

Numerology of Sunil

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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