Akil
Boy · ah-KEEL · Arabic
Akil is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “intelligent, sensible”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
What does Akil mean?
Arabic: from Arabic aqil; Turkish akil means 'mind'
“intelligent, sensible”
From the Arabic root for reason and intelligence, also borrowed into Turkish as akil, 'mind'.
- Say it
- ah-KEEL
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Is Akil a girl's or a boy's name?
Akil is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 17 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Akil in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Akil, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 9 boys.
2025 had more boys named Akil than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Akil in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. 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 Akil or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,165, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Akil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Akil in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,397among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Akil, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,650th. Its busiest year was 1994, with 82 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
2025 had fewer boys named Akil than any year since 1971.
Half of all the boys named Akil in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Akil in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,650 |
| 2019 | 42 | #2,896 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,520 |
| 2017 | 45 | #2,714 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3,680 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,430 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,888 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,659 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,804 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,376 |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,330 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,483 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,685 |
| 2006 | 50 | #2,448 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,077 |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,234 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,776 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,424 |
| 2001 | 49 | #2,113 |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,011 |
| 1999 | 65 | #1,639 |
| 1998 | 39 | #2,271 |
| 1997 | 48 | #1,905 |
| 1996 | 59 | #1,635 |
| 1995 | 80 | #1,307 |
| 1994 | 82 | #1,284 |
| 1993 | 72 | #1,335 |
| 1992 | 64 | #1,424 |
| 1991 | 55 | #1,551 |
| 1990 | 53 | #1,559 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,896 |
| 1988 | 37 | #1,810 |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,211 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,598 |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,115 |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,158 |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,786 |
| 1982 | 43 | #1,463 |
| 1981 | 47 | #1,373 |
| 1980 | 41 | #1,496 |
| 1979 | 46 | #1,370 |
| 1978 | 41 | #1,452 |
| 1977 | 49 | #1,268 |
| 1976 | 34 | #1,571 |
| 1975 | 38 | #1,429 |
| 1974 | 33 | #1,520 |
| 1973 | 29 | #1,612 |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,080 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
Names like Akil
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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