Is Akilah a boy or girl name?

Akilah is a girl’s name. Of the 3,012 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Akilah

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Akilah was most popular in 1993, when 115 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,386 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,012 people named Akilah.

Akilah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Akilah’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Akilah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Akilah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,012 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.

Names that peaked alongside Akilah

Where Akilah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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