Boys' name · since 1984
Akhil
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 1,820 babies named Akhil, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,500 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,704 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,820
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,820 babies have been named Akhil since 1984, making it today's #5704 boys' name.
Akhil has 1,820 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5704 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, 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 1984 to 2025.
- #3,500 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,704 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,820 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akhil ranks #3,500 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,704 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,820 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,500 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,704 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,820
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akhil's 1,820 recorded births place it above 92.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Akhil compares
1,820 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Akhil's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akhil | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,820 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 95 | 34 | 22,252 |
Akhil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Akhil's full recorded timeline at 2005, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 95 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Akhil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 95
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Akhil by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (787 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Akhil's strongest decade.
787 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Akhil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s 243
1990s
243 births
- 2000s
2000s
787 births
- 2010s
2010s
619 births
- 2020s 128
2020s
128 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 787 births (43% of all-time use).
How Akhil compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Akhil's total volume
Akhil by state
Where Akhil concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 316 | 17.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 163 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 109 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 57 | 3.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 31 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 29 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 29 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 23 | 1.3% |
316 of 1,820 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Akhil appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Akhil's data
- Akhil's decade-level peak was the 2000s (787 total births); usage has since declined to 128 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Akhils (316 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Akhil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Akhil 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.