Akili is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1999 and has since faded.
Akili is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,757 for boy births in the United States (and #20,129 across all names), given to 7 babies. Akili first appears in 1972 and peaked in 1999 (26 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,757 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,933 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,311 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | #13,668 | #9,013 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #12,261 | — |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,105 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | #13,884 | #10,856 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,146 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,171 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 | #10,142 | #9,702 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,766 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #14,650 | — |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 | #13,210 | #7,552 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #9,730 | #12,341 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #9,174 | — |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | #11,288 | #8,826 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | #12,473 | #8,324 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | #10,838 | #12,609 |
| 2007 | 27 | 27 | #8,535 | #6,276 |
| 2006 | 17 | 17 | #9,923 | #10,712 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | #13,060 | #7,648 |
| 2004 | 19 | 19 | #9,910 | #7,553 |
| 2003 | 24 | 24 | #9,064 | #5,565 |
| 2002 | 19 | 19 | #13,644 | #5,404 |
| 2001 | 25 | 25 | #8,775 | #5,145 |
| 2000 | 38 | 38 | #6,495 | #3,645 |
| 1999 | 38 | 38 | #7,735 | #3,106 |
| 1998 | 27 | 27 | #7,115 | #4,654 |
| 1997 | 23 | — | #7,303 | #5,294 |
| 1996 | 21 | — | #8,831 | #4,889 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | #13,443 | #4,515 |
| 1994 | 20 | — | #11,817 | #4,291 |
| 1993 | 17 | — | #8,734 | #6,239 |
| 1992 | 18 | — | #8,076 | #6,138 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | — | #5,530 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #6,958 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | — | #4,560 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #4,926 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | — | #4,603 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | — | #4,516 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | — | #5,539 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | — | #3,358 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | — | #3,861 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | — | #4,170 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | — | #3,473 |
| 1975 | 18 | — | — | #2,361 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,239 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | — | #2,716 |
| 1972 | 15 | — | — | #2,420 |