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Worldwide, Эгил (Egil , Egils , Эгил ) is quite a rare masculine forename. The given name Эгил is habitual in Northern Europe, particularly Aland Islands, where it is quite a common boy's name, Latvia, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but scarcely girly name, and Norway, where it is quite a common male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Norway, Latvia, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Эгил is the last name as well as the forename.
Эгил is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Egil One-Hand , the fictional character.