Recorded 1979–2022 Girls' name Peak 2006 197 births

Akeela — girls' name

197 babies named Akeela in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s111990s342000s672010s532020s19

The verdict

197 girls have been named Akeela since 1979, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.

197
total births
1979–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Akeela was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

17 babies were named Akeela in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akeela

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Akeela between 1979 and 2022, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akeela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akeela performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Akeela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Akeela in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akeela 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 197 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.

Akeela at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

197

Since 1979

44 years of records

Peak year

2006

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1979

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2022

Akeela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1979

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
17
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 2022201520112007200019921979 13

Akeela by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
67 births that decade — 34% of Akeela's all-time total
1970s131980s111990s342000s672010s532020s19

Akeela by state

Where Akeela concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Akeela
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
8 4.1%
Michigan share of Akeela's total US births 4.1%

8 of 197 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akeela?
197 babies have been named Akeela since 1979. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 17 births.
When was Akeela most popular?
Akeela was most popular in the 2000s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Akeela most popular?
The top states for the name Akeela are Michigan (8 births).
How long has the name Akeela been used?
Akeela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 44 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Akeela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akeelah, Akemi, Akela, Akeyla, 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, 1979–2022 (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.