Saahil
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SAH-hil
- Origin
- Arabic
Saahil is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “shore, coast”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Saahil mean?
Arabic: spelling of Sahil; Arabic, via Hindi and Urdu
“shore, coast”
From Arabic sahil, coast; the same word gave names to the Sahel region and to Swahili, the language of the coast.
Meaning borrowed from Sahil.
Is Saahil a girl's or a boy's name?
Saahil is a boys' name.
How popular is Saahil in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Saahil in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saahil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 11 | #1,930 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Saahil in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 31 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Saahil in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saahil in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,237 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
Names like Saahil
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Muhammad Ahmed Abdullah Musa Umar Saif Zayd Mustafa Sahib Zayaan Zayan
Names related to Saahil
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Saahil: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saahil, updated 20 October 2026.