How Many People Are Named Wakeelah?
An estimated 88 people in the United States have the first name Wakeelah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Wakeelah peaked in popularity in 1978 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wakeelah 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 Wakeelah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wakeelah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
88
About 1 in 3,894,936 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1978
21 births
Total Registered
95
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wakeelah
Wakeelah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 95 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wakeelah as a female name
Ranked #10,388 in 1984
6 female births in 1984
Peak: 1978 (21 births)
Wakeelah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wakeelah span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 49 babies were registered. Wakeelah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wakeelah by Decade
How has Wakeelah 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.
Wakeelah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wakeelah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wakeelah
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wakeelah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wakeelah?
We estimate approximately 88 people named Wakeelah 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 3,894,936 Americans share this first name.
Is Wakeelah a common name?
Wakeelah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 95 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wakeelah most popular?
Wakeelah reached peak popularity in 1978, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wakeelah is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wakeelah a female name?
Wakeelah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wakeelah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wakeelah Smith, Wakeelah Johnson, Wakeelah 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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