Given name
Akilah
“one who is intelligent, wise, and logical”
Akilah is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is intelligent, wise, and logical.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “one who is intelligent, wise, and logical.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Akilah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,012
- 0 boys · 3,012 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 115 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,475 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,475 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 33.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 115 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,542 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Akilah’s family of names
Akilah has a related form in Akila. Akilah has a related form in Akeelah. Akilah has a related form in Akeela.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Akeelahvariant
- Akilavariant
- Akylavariant
- Akylahvariant
- Akeilahvariant
- Akiliavariant
- Akielavariant
- Akeilavariant
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