Boys' name · since 1970
Akil
Akil has 2,147 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,155 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,453 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,147
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Akil is the #5453 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,147 recorded since 1970.
Akil has 2,147 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5453 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #3,155 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,453 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,147 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akil ranks #3,155 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,453 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,147 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,155 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,453 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,147
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Akil's 2,147 recorded births place it above 93.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Akil compares
2,147 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Akil's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akil | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,147 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 82 | 34 | 22,252 |
Akil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Akil's full recorded timeline at 1998, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 82 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Akil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Akil by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (617 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Akil's strongest decade.
617 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Akil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
305 births
- 1980s
1980s
316 births
- 1990s
1990s
617 births
- 2000s
2000s
427 births
- 2010s
2010s
322 births
- 2020s 160
2020s
160 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 617 births (29% of all-time use).
How Akil 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 Akil's total volume
Akil by state
Where Akil concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 401 | 18.7% |
| #2 | California | | 108 | 5.0% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 32 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 30 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.5% |
401 of 2,147 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Akil appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Akil's data
- Akil's decade-level peak was the 1990s (617 total births); usage has since declined to 160 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Akils (401 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Akil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Akil 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.