Girls' name · since 1989
Akeelah
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 1,533 babies named Akeelah, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,618 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,277 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,533
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akeelah currently ranks #7277 among girls' names in America, with 1,533 babies recorded since 1989.
Akeelah has 1,533 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7277 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #5,618 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,277 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,533 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akeelah ranks #5,618 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,277 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,533 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,618 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,277 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,533
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akeelah's 1,533 recorded births place it above 92.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Akeelah compares
1,533 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Akeelah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akeelah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,533 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 403 | 21 | 19,840 |
Akeelah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Akeelah's full recorded timeline at 2013, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 403 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Akeelah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 403
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Akeelah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (942 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Akeelah's strongest decade.
942 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Akeelah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
942 births
- 2010s
2010s
436 births
- 2020s 129
2020s
129 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 942 births (61% of all-time use).
How Akeelah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Akeelah's total volume
Akeelah by state
Where Akeelah concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 121 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 100 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 75 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 71 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 69 | 4.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 65 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 56 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 48 | 3.1% |
121 of 1,533 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Akeelah appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Akeelah's data
- Akeelah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (942 total births); usage has since declined to 129 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Akeelahs (121 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Akeelah: 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 (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Akeelah 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.