Akeel
Boy · ah-KEEL · Arabic
Akeel is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “intelligent, sensible”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Akeel mean?
Arabic: spelling of Aqil
“intelligent, sensible”
Aqil ibn Abi Talib was a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad and a brother of Ali.
- Say it
- ah-KEEL
Is Akeel a girl's or a boy's name?
Akeel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Akeel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Akeel, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 23 boys.
Half of all the boys named Akeel in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were given Akeel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,165, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Akeel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 18 | #930 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 23 | #760 |
| 1996 | 15 | #979 |
Names like Akeel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Akeel
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