Is Akila a boy or girl name?

Akila is a girl’s name. Of the 730 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Akila

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Akila was most popular in 1997, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,293 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 730 people named Akila.

Akila over time

Births per year. The dot marks Akila’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Akila a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Akila is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 730 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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