Recorded 2006–2011 Girls' name Peak 2006 29 births

Akeilah — girls' name

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

2000s242010s5

The verdict

29 girls have been named Akeilah since 2006, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.

29
total births
2006–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
83%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Akeilah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

14 babies were named Akeilah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akeilah

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Akeilah between 2006 and 2011, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akeilah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akeilah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Akeilah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akeilah 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 29 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.

Akeilah at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

29

Since 2006

6 years of records

Peak year

2006

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2006

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2011

Akeilah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2006

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2006)
14
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
46810121416 2011200820072006 14

Akeilah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
24 births that decade — 83% of Akeilah's all-time total
2000s242010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akeilah?
29 babies have been named Akeilah since 2006. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2006 with 14 births.
When was Akeilah most popular?
Akeilah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Akeilah been used?
Akeilah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 6 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Akeilah?
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, 2006–2011 (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.