Akeelah
Akeelah was the 7146th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 708th with 403 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,154 places. More babies were named Akeelah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,146 girls, down 1,654 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006403 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,533babies recorded
Akeelah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,146 | 15 |
| 2020 | #5,492 | 22 |
| 2010 | #2,094 | 94 |
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How popular is Akeelah, counting every spelling?
Akeelah is the most common spelling of a name family that had 15 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 15 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akeelah | 15 | #7,146 | 107 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Akeelah?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Akeelah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Akeelah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Akeelah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Akeelah?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Akeelah are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 14 and 20. That makes Akeelah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Akeelah by state
How common Akeelah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Akeelah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Akeelah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Akeelah
How popular is the name Akeelah?
Akeelah was the 7146th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 708th with 403 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,154 places. More babies were named Akeelah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Akeelah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Akeelah in the US.
Where is Akeelah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Akeelah was most common in Florida (0.02 per 1,000 girls).