Girls' name · since 1979
Akeela
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 197 babies named Akeela, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akeela sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 197 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Akeela recorded 197 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2022.
- #19,934 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 197 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akeela ranks #19,934 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 197 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 197
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akeela's 197 recorded births place it above 72.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Akeela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Akeela's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Akeela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2022
- Peak year (2006)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Akeela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (67 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Akeela's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Akeela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 67 births (34% of all-time use).
Akeela by state
Where Akeela concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 8 | 4.1% |
8 of 197 births nationwide.
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What to do with Akeela's data
- Akeela's decade-level peak was the 2000s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Akeelas (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Akeela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1979–2022 (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 Akeela 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.