Akila is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1997 and has grown less common since.
Akila is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,386 for girl births in the United States (and #14,350 across all names), given to 12 babies. Akila was first reported in SSA data in 1974 and peaked in 1997 (29 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #8,386 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #11,158 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #10,345 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | #9,078 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #8,043 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | #6,940 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #8,157 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | #8,169 |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 | #4,814 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | #7,247 |
| 2015 | 21 | 21 | #6,039 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #10,163 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #10,278 |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | #8,219 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | #9,739 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | #7,532 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | #8,068 |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | #8,544 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | #10,845 |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 | #6,600 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | #8,349 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | #8,735 |
| 2003 | 20 | 20 | #5,801 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #8,297 |
| 2001 | 21 | 21 | #5,369 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #8,043 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #7,249 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #6,375 |
| 1997 | 29 | — | #3,817 |
| 1996 | 21 | — | #4,741 |
| 1995 | 24 | — | #4,221 |
| 1994 | 16 | — | #5,717 |
| 1993 | 25 | — | #4,100 |
| 1992 | 16 | — | #5,723 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #7,437 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #8,511 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | #6,962 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | #5,898 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #9,852 |
| 1986 | 11 | — | #6,166 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | #5,083 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | #6,821 |
| 1983 | 13 | — | #5,153 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #5,212 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #5,575 |
| 1980 | 13 | — | #5,249 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #5,095 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #4,681 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | #4,235 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #8,173 |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #4,861 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #7,691 |