Is Akilah a boy or girl name?
Akilah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 0 boys were named Akilah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,002 US babies named Akilah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,955
- Babies named Akilah since 1972
- 3,002
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 115 babies
Boys and girls named Akilah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 507 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 668 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 874 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 545 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 296 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 112 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,955 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,647 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,908 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,613 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,548 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,801 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,892 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,346 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,853 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,245 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,216 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,920 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,604 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,999 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,889 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,576 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,782 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,128 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,354 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,789 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,180 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,800 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,352 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,741 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,778 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,284 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,306 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,624 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,438 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,670 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,798 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,411 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,588 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,628 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,053 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,998 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,951 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,880 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,910 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,204 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,149 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,512 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,445 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,528 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,328 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,314 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,299 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,331 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,422 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,627 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,616 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,507 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,525 |
Highest rank
Akilah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,299 in 1978. 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 Akilah
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.