Akela Popularity by Year

Follow Akela across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.

Akela birth-count history

The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.

Complete year-by-year record

YearCategoryBirthsRankChange from previous recorded year
2025Girls7#11,932Up 1,530 places
2024Boys7#9,894Up 969 places
2023Girls6#13,462Down 1,219 places
2022Boys6#10,863Down 64 places
2022Girls7#12,243Down 37 places
2021Boys6#10,799Down 2,060 places
2021Girls7#12,206Down 3,800 places
2020Boys8#8,739Up 2,021 places
2020Girls12#8,406Up 4,042 places
2019Girls7#12,448Down 4,302 places
2018Boys6#10,760Up 1,425 places
2018Girls13#8,146Up 1,797 places
2017Girls10#9,943Up 916 places
2016Boys5#12,185
2016Girls9#10,859Down 1,378 places
2015Girls11#9,481Up 1,474 places
2014Girls9#10,955Up 1,014 places
2013Girls8#11,969Up 230 places
2012Girls8#12,199Down 1,018 places
2011Girls9#11,181Up 2,267 places
2010Girls7#13,448Down 2,769 places
2009Girls10#10,679Up 1,900 places
2008Girls8#12,579Down 4,481 places
2007Girls15#8,098Down 2,389 places
2006Girls23#5,709Up 1,111 places
2005Girls17#6,820Down 52 places
2004Girls17#6,768Up 812 places
2003Girls14#7,580Down 1,451 places
2002Girls18#6,129Down 62 places
2001Girls18#6,067Down 362 places
2000Girls19#5,705Up 2,011 places
1999Girls12#7,716Down 1,356 places
1998Girls15#6,360Down 492 places
1997Girls16#5,868Down 1,926 places
1996Girls27#3,942Up 1,279 places
1995Girls18#5,221Down 1,205 places
1994Girls26#4,016Up 241 places
1993Girls24#4,257Up 794 places
1992Girls19#5,051Down 243 places
1991Girls20#4,808Down 114 places
1990Girls20#4,694Up 3,343 places
1989Girls9#8,037Down 1,371 places
1988Girls11#6,666Up 122 places
1987Girls10#6,788Down 1,329 places
1986Girls13#5,459Up 2,859 places
1985Girls7#8,318Down 1,508 places
1984Girls9#6,810Down 105 places
1983Girls9#6,705Down 1,760 places
1982Girls14#4,945Up 1,859 places
1981Girls9#6,804Down 892 places
1980Girls11#5,912Down 485 places
1979Girls12#5,427Up 3,135 places
1978Girls6#8,562Down 2,222 places
1977Girls9#6,340Up 2,727 places
1975Girls5#9,067