Akeylah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- uh-KAY-lah
- Origin
- Modern
Akeylah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Akeylah come from?
Modern: spelling of Akeyla, itself a variant of Akeila or Akeelah
Meaning borrowed from Akeyla.
Is Akeylah a girl's or a boy's name?
Akeylah is a girls' name.
How popular is Akeylah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Akeylah in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Akeylah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
Names like Akeylah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Zaniyah Aziyah Kaliyah Jaliyah Hadassah Aziah Alaiyah Zaliyah Kamiyah Zamiyah Naziyah
Names related to Akeylah
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Akeylah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/akeylah, updated 20 October 2026.