Is Akela a boy or girl name?

Akela is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 658 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 94.2% were girls and 5.8% were boys.

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Akela

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Akela was most popular in 1996, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,458 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 658 people named Akela.

Akela over time

Births per year. The dot marks Akela’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Akela a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Akela is mostly a girl’s name — 94.2% of the 658 Americans given it were girls and 5.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 67% girls and 33% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org