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A given name in English, Dutch and 1 more
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01 / Meaning & origin
Sil is a masculine given name documented in English, Dutch and Western Frisian.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
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Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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2017–2025 Spelling: Sil
Recorded category boys
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Source: Sociale Verzekeringsbank · Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 96 | 175 | observed |
| 2018 | 82 | 204 | observed |
| 2019 | 81 | 214 | observed |
| 2020 | 86 | 201 | observed |
| 2021 | 98 | 187 | observed |
| 2022 | 61 | 272 | observed |
| 2023 | 69 | 230 | observed |
| 2024 | 85 | 192 | observed |
| 2025 | 91 | 183 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Sil” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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