Akeylah vs Akela

Side-by-side comparison of Akeylah and Akela — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Akeylah

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Name B

Akela

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Metric Akeylah Akela
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 140 620
Peak Year 2007 1996
Peak Year Births 17 27
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1995 1975

Births by Decade

Decade Akeylah Akela
1970ss — 32
1980ss — 102
1990ss 33 197
2000ss 77 159
2010ss 30 91
2020ss — 39

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Akeylah Akela
2014 — 9
2015 — 11
2016 — 9
2017 — 10
2018 5 13
2019 — 7
2020 — 12
2021 — 7
2022 — 7
2023 — 6
2025 — 7

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1995–2018.

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