Shakeel
Boy · sha-KEEL · Arabic
Shakeel is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “handsome; well-formed”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Shakeel mean?
Arabic: spelling of Shakil
“handsome; well-formed”
- Say it
- sha-KEEL
Is Shakeel a girl's or a boy's name?
Shakeel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shakeel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Shakeel, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 24 boys.
Half of all the boys named Shakeel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Shakeel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,433 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,378 |
| 2007 | 22 | #1,172 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 21 | #1,098 |
| 2004 | 24 | #954 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,010 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 20 | #913 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 24 | #755 |
| 1998 | 20 | #844 |
| 1997 | 17 | #941 |
| 1996 | 24 | #697 |
Names like Shakeel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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