Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Intelligent
Wise, bright, smart, intelligent; stems from Akl, meaning brain - Basque
- From the Akil
- Egyptian
- Greek
- From the river Akil
Syllables
2
Pronunciation
a-kil
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #1287, 82 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5399, 17 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2024 | 37 |
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2020 | 29 |
| 2019 | 42 |
| 2018 | 31 |
| 2017 | 45 |
| 2016 | 29 |
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
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #1345, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2938, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 8 |
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
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #1111, 32 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1342, 24 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 24 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2018 | 32 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2014 | 18 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence