Recorded 1994–2019 Girls' name Peak 2002 64 births

Akelah — girls' name

64 babies named Akelah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s292000s202010s15

The verdict

64 girls have been named Akelah since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2019.

64
total births
1994–2019
years on record
1990s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Akelah was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

8 babies were named Akelah in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akelah

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Akelah between 1994 and 2019, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akelah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akelah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Akelah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akelah 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 64 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.

Akelah at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

64

Since 1994

26 years of records

Peak year

2002

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1994

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2019

Akelah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1994

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2002)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
456789 20192017201620082006200219991997199619951994 5

Akelah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
29 births that decade — 45% of Akelah's all-time total
1990s292000s202010s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akelah?
64 babies have been named Akelah since 1994. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2002 with 8 births.
When was Akelah most popular?
Akelah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Akelah been used?
Akelah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 26 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Akelah?
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, 1994–2019 (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.