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Akela Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Akela?

In 2018 the rare name Akela, ranked the 7,724th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Akela would be a striking name choice.

Position 3943, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1996 with 27 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Akela in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1976.

Akela, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 2003-2006, and 2016-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1996-1999.

Sometimes the name Akela has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

The popularity trend for Akela has remained mostly unchanged for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Akela has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Akela?

Akela's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Akela is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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   Akela (Girl)Akela (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 14 7,724 6 10,749
2017 10 9,949 < 5 --
2016 9 10,872 5 12,224
2015 11 9,489 < 5 --
2014 9 10,985 < 5 --
2013 8 11,996 < 5 --
2012 8 12,234 < 5 --
2011 9 11,200 < 5 --
2010 7 13,488 < 5 --
2009 10 10,697 < 5 --
2008 8 12,604 < 5 --
2007 15 8,108 < 5 --
2006 23 5,714 < 5 --
2005 17 6,823 < 5 --
2004 17 6,775 < 5 --
2003 14 7,588 < 5 --
2002 18 6,134 < 5 --
2001 18 6,077 < 5 --
2000 19 5,704 < 5 --
1999 12 7,732 < 5 --
1998 15 6,374 < 5 --
1997 16 5,877 < 5 --
1996 27 3,943 < 5 --
1995 18 5,222 < 5 --
1994 25 4,117 < 5 --
1993 24 4,257 < 5 --
1992 19 5,055 < 5 --
1991 20 4,810 < 5 --
1990 20 4,697 < 5 --
1989 9 8,048 < 5 --
1988 11 6,674 < 5 --
1987 10 6,793 < 5 --
1986 13 5,458 < 5 --
1985 7 8,334 < 5 --
1984 9 6,818 < 5 --
1983 9 6,716 < 5 --
1982 14 4,948 < 5 --
1981 9 6,804 < 5 --
1980 11 5,919 < 5 --
1979 12 5,427 < 5 --
1978 6 8,570 < 5 --
1977 9 6,350 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.