Boys' name · since 2007

Akilan

Akilan has 96 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#17,655 of 45,481
all-time among boys
96
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade

Akilan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 96 have been recorded since 2007.

Akilan has 96 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2023.

  • #17,655 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 96 born since 2007
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akilan ranks #17,655 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 96 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.

#17,655 of 45,481
all-time among boys
96
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Akilan's 96 recorded births place it above 61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Akilan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Akilan's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Akilan popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
12
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
468101214 200720132014201520162017201820192020202120222023 5

Akilan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (58 births, 60% of the file).

2010s was Akilan's strongest decade.

58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Akilan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 58 births (60% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akilan? ▼
Since 2007, Social Security records show 96 babies named Akilan. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #17,655 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2018, with 12 births.
Where does Akilan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akilan ranks #17,655 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Akilan go back to 2007, giving 17 years of history 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.

What to do with Akilan's data

  • Akilan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (58 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Akilan

Nearby Names Like Akilan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Akilan

Akiva Boy
#1474 2,794 births
Akil Boy
#5453 2,147 births
Akira Boy
#2546 2,020 births
Akim Boy
#4744 813 births
Akio Boy
#3191 587 births

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Lucile
96 births · Peak 1923
Clarice
96 births · Peak 1927
Mieczyslaw
96 births · Peak 1917
Walther #12086
96 births · Peak 1913
Ignace
96 births · Peak 1919
Arnet
96 births · Peak 1920

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Akilan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2007–2023 (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 Akilan 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.