Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Akilah

Gender

Female

Origin

Arabic
Wise: Bright: smart.

Pronunciation

a-ki-lah

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #1408, 115 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9457, 10 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202510
202413
202314
202227
202129
202029
201921
201827
201724
201639

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 2014 (rank #2659, 9 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025–
20243
20233
20223
20213
20205
2019–
20185
20174
20163

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