Recorded 2003–2021 Girls' name Peak 2009 31 births

Akailah — girls' name

31 babies named Akailah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s182010s72020s6

The verdict

31 girls have been named Akailah since 2003, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.

31
total births
2003–2021
years on record
2000s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Akailah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

8 babies were named Akailah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akailah

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Akailah between 2003 and 2021, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akailah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akailah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Akailah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akailah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 31 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Akailah at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

31

Since 2003

19 years of records

Peak year

2009

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2003

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2021

Akailah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2003

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Akailah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 58% of Akailah's all-time total
2000s182010s72020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akailah?
31 babies have been named Akailah since 2003. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2009 with 8 births.
When was Akailah most popular?
Akailah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Akailah been used?
Akailah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 19 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Akailah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akasha, Akayla, Akari, Akane, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.