Boys' name · since 1993
Akul
Akul has 210 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,642 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 210
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akul is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 210 have been recorded since 1993.
Akul has 210 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2018.
- #12,642 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 210 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akul ranks #12,642 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 210 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,642 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 210
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akul's 210 recorded births place it above 72.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Akul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Akul splits its recorded history at 2007: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Akul popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2018
- Peak year (2004)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Akul by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (123 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Akul's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Akul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
123 births
- 2010s
2010s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 123 births (59% of all-time use).
Akul by state
Where Akul concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 5.7% |
12 of 210 births nationwide.
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- Akul's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 2010s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Akuls (12 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.
Keep exploring Akul
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Akul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1993–2018 (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 Akul 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.