Boys' name · since 1991
Akeel
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 121 babies named Akeel, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,145 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,041 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 121
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Akeel currently ranks #10041 among boys' names in America, with 121 babies recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akeel has been recorded 121 times among boys since 1991, currently ranked #10041 nationally and more common than 28% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #16,145 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,041 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 121 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akeel ranks #16,145 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,041 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 121 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,145 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,041 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 121
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Akeel's 121 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Akeel compares
121 29th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Akeel's all-time total is 67% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akeel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 121 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Akeel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Akeel's full recorded timeline at 2004, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Akeel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Akeel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (50 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Akeel's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Akeel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 50 births (41% of all-time use).
Akeel by state
Where Akeel concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.1% |
5 of 121 births nationwide.
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What to do with Akeel's data
- Akeel's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Akeels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Akeel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Akeel 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.