How Many People Are Named Akela?
people named Akela are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 528,260 people in the US has this name
Based on 658 babies named Akela in Social Security records from 1975 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
27 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Akela, 94.2% were girls and 5.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Akela fell from 100% in the 1980s to 89.2% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Akela alive today is about 25 years old, and 61% are under 30. Half of them were between 15 and 34 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Akela first appears in the records in 1975 and was given most often in 1996, to 27 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1975 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Akela has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,940, in 1996. In 2025 it ranked #11,978.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,978 |
| Best rank | #3,940 (1996) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,042 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Akela alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Akela were born in California than in any other state: about 17 of those alive today.
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