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Akila

100% girls · 12 born in 2025

Akila has been given to about 730 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1997, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
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Living in the US≈ 718
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Akila per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1997 · 29
  • Born in 202512
  • All time730

How popular is Akila?

Its best year was 1997, when 29 babies were given the name, ranking 3817th. The typical living American called Akila is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Akila

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aila0.85
  2. Akira0.79
  3. Ayla0.76
  4. Camila0.75
  5. Kamila0.75
  6. Jamila0.75
  7. Dalila0.75
  8. Makaila0.75

Middle names for Akila

Ranked by flow score
  1. Akila Rose0.89
  2. Akila Louise0.89
  3. Akila June0.88
  4. Akila Pearl0.88
  5. Akila Quinn0.88
  6. Akila Nell0.88

Sibling names for Akila

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hassanbrother · 0.81
  2. Nathanaelbrother · 0.80
  3. Emeraldsister · 0.80
  4. Mustafabrother · 0.80
  5. Daliasister · 0.79
  6. Chanasister · 0.79

Where Akila is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Akila White0.84
    2. Akila Reyes0.84
    3. Akila Nguyen0.84
    4. Akila Moore0.84
    5. Akila Lee0.84
    6. Akila Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Akila

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.