Shakil
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sha-KEEL
- Origin
- Arabic
Shakil is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “handsome, well-formed”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shakil mean?
Arabic: from shakil
“handsome, well-formed”
Arabic name meaning handsome or well-formed, popular in Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Is Shakil a girl's or a boy's name?
Shakil is a boys' name.
How popular is Shakil in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Shakil in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Shakil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 21 | #918 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,021 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,001 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 19 | #864 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
Names like Shakil
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmed Sahil Hamza Muhammad Saif Nabil Raheem Saeed Samir Fahad Suhaib Hassan
Names related to Shakil
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) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shakil: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shakil, updated 20 October 2026.