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Akilah

Girl

Meaning of Akilah: Arabic: 'intelligent'

Akilah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 8870th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#8870

10 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,012

First recorded 1972 · peak 1993

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 78 babies1982: 83 babies1983: 75 babies1984: 46 babies1985: 47 babies1986: 58 babies1987: 61 babies1988: 62 babies1989: 63 babies1990: 65 babies19901991: 92 babies1992: 97 babies1993: 115 babies1994: 80 babies1995: 88 babies1996: 114 babies1997: 97 babies1998: 61 babies1999: 65 babies2000: 52 babies20002001: 54 babies2002: 68 babies2003: 55 babies2004: 48 babies2005: 59 babies2006: 80 babies2007: 55 babies2008: 42 babies2009: 32 babies2010: 39 babies20102011: 37 babies2012: 31 babies2013: 38 babies2014: 20 babies2015: 20 babies2016: 39 babies2017: 24 babies2018: 27 babies2019: 21 babies2020: 29 babies20202021: 29 babies2022: 27 babies2023: 14 babies2024: 13 babies2025: 10 babies
US babies named Akilah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 115.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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