Akila — #11297 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Akila

The Social Security Administration has registered 718 babies named Akila between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akila currently holds the #11297 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akila performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 179 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Akila shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Akila in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akila 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 718 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.