Akela
Rank in 2025
#11932
recorded as girls
No rank in 2024 to compare: —
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recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
7
girls 7
Peak year
1996
27 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
658
since 1975
Born an Akela? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Akela was most popular in 1996, when 27 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.02 per 1,000). In 2025, 7 babies were named Akela, ranking #11932 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 50%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 11932 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 7 | 9894 |
| 2023 | 6 | 13462 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | 12243 | 6 | 10863 |
| 2021 | 7 | 12206 | 6 | 10799 |
| 2020 | 12 | 8406 | 8 | 8739 |
| 2019 | 7 | 12448 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 13 | 8146 | 6 | 10760 |
| 2017 | 10 | 9943 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 9 | 10859 | 5 | 12185 |
| 2015 | 11 | 9481 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 9 | 10955 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 8 | 11969 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 8 | 12199 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 9 | 11181 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 7 | 13448 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 10 | 10679 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 8 | 12579 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 15 | 8098 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 23 | 5709 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 17 | 6820 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 17 | 6768 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 14 | 7580 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 18 | 6129 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 18 | 6067 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 19 | 5705 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 12 | 7716 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 15 | 6360 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 16 | 5868 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 27 | 3942 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 18 | 5221 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 26 | 4016 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 24 | 4257 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 19 | 5051 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 20 | 4808 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 20 | 4694 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 9 | 8037 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 11 | 6666 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 10 | 6788 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 13 | 5459 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 7 | 8318 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 9 | 6810 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 9 | 6705 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 14 | 4945 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 9 | 6804 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 11 | 5912 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 12 | 5427 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 6 | 8562 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 9 | 6340 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 5 | 9067 | <5 | — |
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Recorded as girls 94% · boys 6% across all years