Recorded 1991–2022 Boys' name Peak 2021 114 births

Akeel — boys' name

114 babies named Akeel in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s502000s242010s142020s26
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Akeel was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

14 babies were named Akeel in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akeel

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Akeel between 1991 and 2022, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Akeel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akeel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Akeel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Akeel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akeel 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 114 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.

Akeel at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

114

Since 1991

32 years of records

Peak year

2021

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1991

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2022

Akeel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1991

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2021)
14
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
46810121416 20222020201120042000199519931991 6

Akeel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
50 births that decade — 44% of Akeel's all-time total
1990s502000s242010s142020s26

Akeel by state

Where Akeel concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Akeel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.4%
New York share of Akeel's total US births 4.4%

5 of 114 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akeel?
114 babies have been named Akeel since 1991. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2021 with 14 births.
When was Akeel most popular?
Akeel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Akeel most popular?
The top states for the name Akeel are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Akeel been used?
Akeel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 32 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Akeel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akeem, Akeen, Aker, Akeim, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1991–2022 (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.