Girls' name · since 1976
Aqueelah
321 babies named Aqueelah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 321
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
321 girls have been named Aqueelah since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aqueelah has been recorded 321 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1996.
- #15,344 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 321 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aqueelah ranks #15,344 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 321 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 321
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Aqueelah's 321 recorded births place it above 78.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Aqueelah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aqueelah splits its recorded history at 1986: 27% of all births land in the more recent half, 73% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1996 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aqueelah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1996
- Peak year (1977)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Aqueelah by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (150 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Aqueelah's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Aqueelah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
114 births
- 1980s
1980s
150 births
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 150 births (47% of all-time use).
Aqueelah by state
Where Aqueelah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 24 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 1.6% |
24 of 321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Aqueelah's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (150 total births) through the 1990s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Aqueelahs (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Aqueelah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1976–1996 (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 Aqueelah 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.