Boys' name · since 2017

Aakil

Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Aakil, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#25,974 of 45,481
all-time among boys
29
born since 2017
2010s
peak decade

29 boys have been named Aakil since 2017, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Aakil recorded 29 times among boys since 2017, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2020.

  • #25,974 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 29 born since 2017
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aakil ranks #25,974 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 2017, peaking in the 2010s.

#25,974 of 45,481
all-time among boys
29
born since 2017
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Aakil's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Aakil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Aakil splits its recorded history at 2019: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Aakil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2017)
10
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
4681012 2017201820192020 6

Aakil by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (23 births, 79% of the file).

2010s was Aakil's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.

Aakil births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (79% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aakil? ▼
Aakil has been given to 29 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #25,974 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 10 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Aakil sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aakil ranks #25,974 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aakil most popular? ▼
Aakil was most popular in the 2010s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Aakil been used? ▼
Aakil has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 4 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Aakil? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aakash, Aakarsh, Aakeem, Aakif. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Aakil's data

  • Aakil's decade-level peak was the 2010s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Aakil

Nearby Names Like Aakil

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Aakil

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Aakif Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aakil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2017–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aakil draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.