Recorded 1995–2018 Girls' name Peak 2007 140 births

Akeylah — girls' name

140 babies named Akeylah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s332000s772010s30

The verdict

140 girls have been named Akeylah since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

140
total births
1995–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Akeylah was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

17 babies were named Akeylah in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akeylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 140 babies named Akeylah between 1995 and 2018, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akeylah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akeylah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Akeylah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akeylah 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 140 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.

Akeylah at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

140

Since 1995

24 years of records

Peak year

2007

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1995

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2018

Akeylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1995

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2007)
17
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 201820112009200720022000199819961995 11

Akeylah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
77 births that decade — 55% of Akeylah's all-time total
1990s332000s772010s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akeylah?
140 babies have been named Akeylah since 1995. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2007 with 17 births.
When was Akeylah most popular?
Akeylah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Akeylah been used?
Akeylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 24 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Akeylah?
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, 1995–2018 (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.