Unisex name · since 1972
Akili
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 461 babies named Akili, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,267 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,917 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 461
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Akili is the #9917 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 461 recorded since 1972.
Akili has 461 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9917 as of the latest data, more common than 29% 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 1972 to 2025.
- #8,267 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,917 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 461 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akili ranks #8,267 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,917 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 461 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,267 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,917 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 461
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Akili's 461 recorded births place it above 81.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Akili compares
461 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Akili's all-time total is 25% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akili | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 461 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Akili's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Akili splits its recorded history at 2000: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Akili popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Akili popularity over time - girls
254 total births recorded since 1992 (Akili as girls' name)
Akili by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (115 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Akili's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Akili births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
90 births
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s
1990s
115 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 115 births (25% of all-time use).
Akili by state
Where Akili concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 9.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 1.3% |
42 of 461 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Akili's data
- Akili's decade-level peak was the 1990s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Akilis (42 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 Akili: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Akili 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.