How Many People Are Named Akili?
people named Akili are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 491,776 people in the US has this name
Based on 715 babies named Akili in Social Security records from 1972 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
38 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Akili, 36.1% were girls and 63.9% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1990s: 39.8% of the babies were girls then and 48.8% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Akili alive today is about 25 years old, and 71% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Akili first appears in the records in 1972 and was given most often in 1999, to 38 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1972 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Akili has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,360, in 1975. In 2025 it ranked #9,753. Among girls, its best rank was #6,489, in 2000.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,753 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,360 (1975) | #6,489 (2000) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,012 in the 1990s | #9,878 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Akili alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Akili were born in California than in any other state: about 40 of those alive today.
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