Akhil
Boy · Sanskrit
Akhil is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Akhil mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Akhil a girl's or a boy's name?
Akhil is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Akhil in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Akhil, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Akhil in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2014. 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 Akhil 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.
Akhil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Akhil in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Akhil, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 95 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
2025 had fewer boys named Akhil than any year since 1995.
Half of all the boys named Akhil in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Akhil in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,566 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 30 | #3,633 |
| 2018 | 45 | #2,707 |
| 2017 | 43 | #2,797 |
| 2016 | 49 | #2,550 |
| 2015 | 66 | #2,112 |
| 2014 | 70 | #2,016 |
| 2013 | 70 | #1,963 |
| 2012 | 82 | #1,798 |
| 2011 | 86 | #1,718 |
| 2010 | 78 | #1,849 |
| 2009 | 92 | #1,697 |
| 2008 | 88 | #1,719 |
| 2007 | 95 | #1,621 |
| 2006 | 86 | #1,654 |
| 2005 | 78 | #1,708 |
| 2004 | 61 | #1,970 |
| 2003 | 82 | #1,545 |
| 2002 | 76 | #1,593 |
| 2001 | 69 | #1,673 |
| 2000 | 60 | #1,795 |
| 1999 | 50 | #1,929 |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,232 |
| 1997 | 41 | #2,123 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
Names like Akhil
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Ahmed Aahil Aarav Ayaan Abdullah Muhammad Amir Musa Yahya Arham Khalil
Other spellings of Akhil
Names related to Akhil
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