Girls' name · since 1978
Akelia
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 63 babies named Akelia, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 63
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Akelia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 63 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Akelia recorded 63 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2008.
- #32,231 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 63 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akelia ranks #32,231 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 63 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 63
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Akelia's 63 recorded births place it above 55.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Akelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Akelia splits its recorded history at 1993: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Akelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2008
- Peak year (1993)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Akelia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (30 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Akelia's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Akelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 30 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Akelia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 2000s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Akelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1978–2008 (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 Akelia 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.