Recorded 1997–2023 Girls' name Peak 2006 201 births

Akylah — girls' name

201 babies named Akylah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s762010s992020s15
2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Akylah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

17 babies were named Akylah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Akylah between 1997 and 2023, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akylah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Akylah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akylah 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 201 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.

Akylah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

201

Since 1997

27 years of records

Peak year

2006

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1997

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2023

Akylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1997

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
17
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 20232018201520122009200620031997 6

Akylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
99 births that decade — 49% of Akylah's all-time total
1990s112000s762010s992020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akylah?
201 babies have been named Akylah since 1997. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 17 births.
When was Akylah most popular?
Akylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Akylah been used?
Akylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 27 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Akylah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akyra, Akyla, Akya, Akyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1997–2023 (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.