Akil Boy
How popular is Akil?
#5,397 boy name in 2025
17 baby boys were named Akil in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
Akil popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,397 for boys (▼ 2183 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 17 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-47% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,430 in 2015, #3,650 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1994 (82 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,268 in 1977 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Akil counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Akil family of names ranked #3,452 for boys in 2025 (#2,269 the year before), with 22 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Akil | 17 | 77% |
| Aqil | 5 | 23% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Akil is most popular
Babies named Akil per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (26 boys)
Akil by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 305 | #1,268 |
| 1980s | 316 | #1,373 |
| 1990s | 617 | #1,284 |
| 2000s | 427 | #2,011 |
| 2010s | 322 | #2,714 |
| 2020s | 160 | #3,214 |
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Questions
- Is Akil a boy or girl name?
- Akil is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Akil were boys.
- How popular is the name Akil?
- 17 baby boys were named Akil in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
- When was Akil most popular?
- Akil peaked in 1994, when 82 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,268 in 1977.
- How many people are named Akil?
- 2,147 babies have been named Akil in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,075 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
- Where is Akil most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Akil was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.