Akela*
#9,259 most common girls' name of all time · #15,449 across all names · 6% male / 94% female · used 1975–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#9,259
Rank overall
#15,449 of 105,966
First appeared
1975
Years on the list
50 of 146
All-time
658
Since 2016
116
Peak year
1996 #4,020
Best rank
#4,020 1996
Girls
Boys
peak 27/yr
Akela first appears in 1975. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,238 |
| 2024 | — | 7 | 7 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,864 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 | 13 | #12,578 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | 13 | #12,535 |
| 2020 | 12 | 8 | 20 | #8,577 |
| 2019 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,791 |
| 2018 | 13 | 6 | 19 | #8,303 |
| 2017 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,152 |
| 2016 | 9 | 5 | 14 | #11,113 |
| 2015 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,680 |
| 2014 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,216 |
| 2013 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,298 |
| 2012 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,534 |
| 2011 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,427 |
| 2010 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,849 |
| 2009 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,919 |
| 2008 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,907 |
| 2007 | 15 | — | 15 | #8,251 |
| 2006 | 23 | — | 23 | #5,791 |
| 2005 | 17 | — | 17 | #6,958 |
| 2004 | 17 | — | 17 | #6,893 |
| 2003 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,741 |
| 2002 | 18 | — | 18 | #6,247 |
| 2001 | 18 | — | 18 | #6,187 |
| 2000 | 19 | — | 19 | #5,816 |
| 1999 | 12 | — | 12 | #7,957 |
| 1998 | 15 | — | 15 | #6,539 |
| 1997 | 16 | — | 16 | #6,026 |
| 1996 | 27 | — | 27 | #4,020 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | 18 | #5,366 |
| 1994 | 26 | — | 26 | #4,089 |
| 1993 | 24 | — | 24 | #4,350 |
| 1992 | 19 | — | 19 | #5,207 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | 20 | #4,952 |
| 1990 | 20 | — | 20 | #4,827 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | 9 | #8,470 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | 11 | #6,984 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | 10 | #7,178 |
| 1986 | 13 | — | 13 | #5,693 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,946 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,251 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,179 |
| 1982 | 14 | — | 14 | #5,183 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,294 |
| 1980 | 11 | — | 11 | #6,271 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | 12 | #5,714 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,449 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | 9 | #6,838 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,225 |