Samil
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.
Samil by the numbers
Samil was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 13 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Samil
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Samil. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Samircompanion in evening conversation333 in the US (2017)
- Samiexalted; elevated168 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sahilshore or coast25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Samikpeaceful; calm8 in the US (2017)
- Samiulthe listener or hearkener8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Samuilgod has heard; a form of Samuel7 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Samil
Names that are said the same way as Samil, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Samil
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