Boy or Girl

Is Akil a boy or girl name?

Akil is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 37 boys were named Akil, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,130 US babies named Akil were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#3,208
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Akil since 1970
2,130
Most popular year
1994
82 babies
Babies named Akil each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Akil from 1970 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0255075100198020002020

Boys and girls named Akil, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s30500%
1980s31600%
1990s61700%
2000s42700%
2010s32200%
2020s14300%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202437#3,2080–
202323#4,4560–
202221#4,7050–
202133#3,4260–
202029#3,6510–
201942#2,8990–
201831#3,5290–
201745#2,7170–
201629#3,6830–
201532#3,4320–
201426#3,8980–
201328#3,6640–
201227#3,8070–
201130#3,5120–
201032#3,3800–
200933#3,3340–
200831#3,4870–
200728#3,6950–
200650#2,4490–
200559#2,0820–
200451#2,2390–
200335#2,7820–
200241#2,4280–
200149#2,1180–
200050#2,0150–
199965#1,6420–
199839#2,2740–
199748#1,9080–
199659#1,6380–
199580#1,3130–
199482#1,2880–
199372#1,3400–
199264#1,4290–
199155#1,5570–
199053#1,5650–
198921#2,9060–
198837#1,8160–
198726#2,2150–
198620#2,6020–
198526#2,1160–
198424#2,1600–
198331#1,7880–
198243#1,4640–
198147#1,3730–
198041#1,4960–
197946#1,3710–
197841#1,4510–
197749#1,2680–
197634#1,5720–
197538#1,4290–
197433#1,5200–
197329#1,6120–
197219#2,0810–
197110#3,1480–
19706#4,2400–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Akil reached #1,268 in 1977. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Akil

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.