Akela is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #20495 for girl births in the United States, given to 7 babies. Akela first appears in the data in 1975 and reached its peak in 1996 (27 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #20,495 |
| 2024 | 7 | #20,887 |
| 2023 | 6 | #22,933 |
| 2022 | 13 | #13,881 |
| 2021 | 13 | #13,735 |
| 2020 | 20 | #10,162 |
| 2019 | 7 | #21,076 |
| 2018 | 19 | #10,818 |
| 2017 | 10 | #16,798 |
| 2016 | 14 | #13,536 |
| 2015 | 11 | #15,917 |
| 2014 | 9 | #18,384 |
| 2013 | 8 | #19,963 |
| 2012 | 8 | #20,268 |
| 2011 | 9 | #18,589 |
| 2010 | 7 | #22,278 |
| 2009 | 10 | #17,802 |
| 2008 | 8 | #20,836 |
| 2007 | 15 | #13,424 |
| 2006 | 23 | #9,629 |
| 2005 | 17 | #11,413 |
| 2004 | 17 | #11,181 |
| 2003 | 14 | #12,525 |
| 2002 | 18 | #10,261 |
| 2001 | 18 | #10,168 |
| 2000 | 19 | #9,572 |
| 1999 | 12 | #12,755 |
| 1998 | 15 | #10,602 |
| 1997 | 16 | #9,759 |
| 1996 | 27 | #6,581 |
| 1995 | 18 | #8,624 |
| 1994 | 26 | #6,679 |
| 1993 | 24 | #7,008 |
| 1992 | 19 | #8,280 |
| 1991 | 20 | #7,818 |
| 1990 | 20 | #7,640 |
| 1989 | 9 | #12,819 |
| 1988 | 11 | #10,599 |
| 1987 | 10 | #10,862 |
| 1986 | 13 | #8,716 |
| 1985 | 7 | #13,238 |
| 1984 | 9 | #10,831 |
| 1983 | 9 | #10,703 |
| 1982 | 14 | #7,958 |
| 1981 | 9 | #10,865 |
| 1980 | 11 | #9,385 |
| 1979 | 12 | #8,673 |
| 1978 | 6 | #13,700 |
| 1977 | 9 | #10,134 |
| 1975 | 5 | #14,794 |