Total births
220
US rank #10116 Boys' name Peak 2013 220 births
Aqeel — #10116 US boys' name
220 babies named Aqeel in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#10116
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 29% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
35% of everyone ever named Aqeel was born in this single decade.
2013
Single peak year
11 babies were named Aqeel in 2013 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Aqeel
The Social Security Administration has registered 220 babies named Aqeel between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aqeel currently holds the #10116 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Aqeel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aqeel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Aqeel 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 220 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.
Aqeel at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2013
Current rank
#10,116
Active since
1976
Aqeel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976
- Peak year (2013)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
Aqeel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 76 births that decade — 35% of Aqeel's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aqeel? ▼
220 babies have been named Aqeel since 1976. It currently ranks #10116 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 11 births.
When was Aqeel most popular? ▼
Aqeel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Aqeel been used? ▼
Aqeel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
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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, 1976–2024 (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.