Feminine dossier · first seen 1972
Akilah
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1993
Peak era
1993
Peak births
115
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Akilah
How many people are named Akilah?
An estimated 2,907 living Americans are named Akilah.
How rare is Akilah?
Akilah is very rare among babies today, with 10 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 91.3% from its 1993 peak.
How old is the typical Akilah?
The median age of a living American named Akilah is approximately 33 years, with most bearers falling between 23 and 43 years old.
Is Akilah still popular?
Not especially. Akilah has been declining since its 1993 peak and registered 10 births in 2025.
Where is Akilah most common?
Akilah has its strongest geographic signal in Georgia, where it appears 2.9× more often than the national baseline.
1972Peak 19932025
Peak year
1993
Decline from peak
91.3%
2025
10
All-time
3,012
Where it lives now
Akilah is most concentrated in Georgia — about 2.9× the national rate in the 1990s. It also runs high in New York.
States where Akilah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.