Akilah

uh-KIH-luh /ɐˈkɪlə/
girl 3 syllables cooling

Akilah is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1993 and has since faded.

Akilah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,475 for girl births in the United States (and #16,104 across all names), given to 10 babies. Akilah first appears in 1972 and peaked in 1993 (115 births).

About the name Akilah

Pronunciationuh-KIH-luh /ɐˈkɪlə/
#9,475U.S. rank among girls 2025
#16,104among all names 2025
10U.S. births 2025
115peak births 1993
1972first appeared

Names similar to Akilah

How popular is Akilah?

Girls named Akilah 10 in 2025
1972198019902000201020202025
Girls named Akilah per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1972–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Akilah total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
20251010#9,475
20241313#7,985
20231414#7,651
20222727#4,913
20212929#4,615
20202929#4,549
20192121#5,804
20182727#4,895
20172424#5,348
20163939#3,854
20152020#6,245
20142020#6,217
20133838#3,921
20123131#4,604
20113737#3,999
20103939#3,889
20093232#4,576
20084242#3,782
20075555#3,129
20068080#2,354
20055959#2,789
20044848#3,180
20035555#2,800
20026868#2,352
20015454#2,741
20005252#2,778
19996565#2,284
19986161#2,307
199797#1,624
1996114#1,438
199588#1,670
199480#1,798
1993115#1,411
199297#1,588
199192#1,628
199065#2,053
198963#1,998
198862#1,952
198761#1,880
198658#1,910
198547#2,204
198446#2,150
198375#1,512
198283#1,445
198178#1,528
198095#1,328
197995#1,314
197893#1,299
197786#1,331
197674#1,422
197560#1,626
197458#1,616
197329#2,507
197212#4,525