Akhil
Akhil was the 5614th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1549th; the most babies were born in 2007 (95). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,502 places. More babies were named Akhil in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,614 boys, down 1,591 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200795 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,820babies recorded
Akhil popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,614 | 16 |
| 2020 | #4,023 | 25 |
| 2010 | #1,850 | 78 |
| 2000 | #1,799 | 60 |
| 1990 | #4,172 | 13 |
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How popular is Akhil, counting every spelling?
Akhil is the most common spelling of a name family that had 25 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 25 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akhil | 16 | #5,614 | 103 |
| Achille | 9 | #8,256 | 26 |
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 Akhil?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Akhil (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Akhil 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Akhil.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Akhil?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Akhil are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 13 and 24. That makes Akhil 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.
Akhil by state
How common Akhil was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys 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 Akhil: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Akhil, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Akhil
How popular is the name Akhil?
Akhil was the 5614th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1549th; the most babies were born in 2007 (95). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,502 places. More babies were named Akhil in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Akhil a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Akhil in the US.
Where is Akhil most popular?
In 2021–2025, Akhil was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).