Akela is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1996 and has since faded.
Akela is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,982 for girl births in the United States (and #20,126 across all names), given to 7 babies. Akela was first reported in SSA data in 1975 and peaked in 1996 (27 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #11,982 | — |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,931 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #13,526 | — |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | #12,289 | #10,913 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #12,259 | #10,848 |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 | #8,428 | #8,767 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #12,507 | — |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | #8,168 | #10,811 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #9,977 | — |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #10,900 | #12,255 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #9,506 | — |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #11,007 | — |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | #12,017 | — |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #12,243 | — |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #11,214 | — |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #13,502 | — |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #10,708 | — |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #12,617 | — |
| 2007 | 15 | 15 | #8,110 | — |
| 2006 | 23 | 23 | #5,716 | — |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 | #6,825 | — |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | #6,779 | — |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | #7,591 | — |
| 2002 | 18 | 18 | #6,136 | — |
| 2001 | 18 | 18 | #6,078 | — |
| 2000 | 19 | 19 | #5,708 | — |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | #7,734 | — |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #6,374 | — |
| 1997 | 16 | — | #5,877 | — |
| 1996 | 27 | — | #3,945 | — |
| 1995 | 18 | — | #5,223 | — |
| 1994 | 26 | — | #4,017 | — |
| 1993 | 24 | — | #4,257 | — |
| 1992 | 19 | — | #5,057 | — |
| 1991 | 20 | — | #4,812 | — |
| 1990 | 20 | — | #4,698 | — |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #8,049 | — |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #6,674 | — |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #6,796 | — |
| 1986 | 13 | — | #5,461 | — |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #8,335 | — |
| 1984 | 9 | — | #6,820 | — |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #6,718 | — |
| 1982 | 14 | — | #4,948 | — |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #6,808 | — |
| 1980 | 11 | — | #5,919 | — |
| 1979 | 12 | — | #5,432 | — |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #8,577 | — |
| 1977 | 9 | — | #6,351 | — |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #9,077 | — |