Recorded 2007–2023 Boys' name Peak 2018 96 births

Akilan — boys' name

96 babies named Akilan in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s582020s33

The verdict

96 boys have been named Akilan since 2007, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

96
total births
2007–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Akilan was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

12 babies were named Akilan in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akilan

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Akilan between 2007 and 2023, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Akilan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akilan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Akilan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akilan 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 96 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.

Akilan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

96

Since 2007

17 years of records

Peak year

2018

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2007

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2023

Akilan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2007

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
12
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
468101214 202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132007 5

Akilan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
58 births that decade — 60% of Akilan's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akilan?
96 babies have been named Akilan since 2007. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2018 with 12 births.
When was Akilan most popular?
Akilan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Akilan been used?
Akilan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 17 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Akilan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akiva, Akil, Akira, Akim, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2007–2023 (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.