Girls' name · since 2003
Akailah
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Akailah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
31 girls have been named Akailah since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akailah has been recorded 31 times among girls since 2003, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2021.
- #40,424 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 31 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akailah ranks #40,424 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #40,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akailah's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Akailah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Akailah splits its recorded history at 2009: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Akailah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2021
- Peak year (2009)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Akailah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (18 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Akailah's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Akailah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 18 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Akailah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Akailah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
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, 2003–2021 (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 Akailah 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.