How Many People Are Named Akil?
An estimated 2,070 people in the United States have the first name Akil. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Akil peaked in popularity in 1994 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Akil as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Akil paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,070
About 1 in 165,582 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1994
82 births
Total Registered
2,130
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Akil
Akil is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,130 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Akil as a male name
Ranked #3,208 in 2024
37 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (82 births)
Akil: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Akil span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 617 babies were registered. Akil has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Akil by Decade
How has Akil tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Akil by State
Birth registrations for Akil span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in Michigan, Ohio, Texas. On average, about 59 Akils were registered per state.
Akil + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Akil as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Akil: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Akil?
We estimate approximately 2,070 people named Akil are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 165,582 Americans share this first name.
Is Akil a common name?
Akil is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,130 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Akil most popular?
Akil reached peak popularity in 1994, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Akil is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Akil a male name?
Akil is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Akil Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Akil Smith, Akil Johnson, Akil Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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