Sunil
Boy · Sanskrit
Sunil is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “very black or blue, dark”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sunil mean?
Sanskrit
“very black or blue, dark”
A male given name from Sanskrit.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Sunil a girl's or a boy's name?
Sunil is a boys' name.
How popular is Sunil in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 26 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sunil in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2002. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Sunil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,030 |
| 2001 | 18 | #978 |
| 2000 | 17 | #990 |
| 1999 | 18 | #930 |
| 1998 | 20 | #844 |
| 1997 | 21 | #811 |
| 1996 | 26 | #662 |
How popular is Sunil in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the boys named Sunil in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sunil in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,292 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,463 |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,571 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,677 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,778 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,165 |
| 1986 | 37 | #1,693 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,426 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,795 |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,084 |
| 1982 | 33 | #1,733 |
| 1981 | 42 | #1,478 |
| 1980 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,435 |
| 1978 | 33 | #1,652 |
| 1977 | 37 | #1,515 |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,872 |
| 1975 | 33 | #1,558 |
| 1974 | 32 | #1,546 |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,736 |
| 1972 | 31 | #1,535 |
| 1971 | 21 | #1,986 |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,057 |
| 1969 | 22 | #1,766 |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,787 |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,138 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,664 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,857 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
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