Given name & surname
Akil
“having great wisdom”·“one who is wise”
Akil is a variant of Akili. Interpretations include “having great wisdom” and “one who is wise” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Akil is a variant of Akili. Interpretations include “having great wisdom” and “one who is wise” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Akil is a variant of Akili. An origin associated with Akili is Arabic. Akil is a variant of Achilles. An origin associated with Achilles is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Akil through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,147
- 2,147 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 82 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,405 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,405 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 82 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,931 as a first name in 2020; 403 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Akil’s family of names
Akil has a related form in Achilles. Akil has a related form in Akili.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Akil
- Akil GjakovaKosovo judoka (born 1996)
- Akil MitchellAmerican basketball playerborn 1992
- Akil WattsAmerican soccer playerborn 2000
- Akil ThomasCanadian ice hockey player (born 2000)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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