Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Akeelah

Gender

Female

Origin

Arabic
Wise

Pronunciation

a-kee-lah

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #706, 403 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7133, 15 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202515
202421
202320
202224
202127
202022
201930
201839
201730
201634

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #2104, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20255
2024–
20233
2022–
20213
2020–
20194
2018–
20173
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence