Akilah
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning intelligent, wise.
Babies a year
24
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Akilah by the numbers
Akilah was given to 24 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 115 babies in 1993, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Akilah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Akilaintelligent; wise28 in the US (2017)
- Ailahdeer; gazelle9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Akirahbright, clear; a form of Akira11 in the US (2017)
- Alilahexalted; a form of Aliyah9 in the US (2017)
- Akifaha form of Akifah, devoted or dedicated5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amilah5 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Akilah
Names that are said the same way as Akilah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean wisdom
Like Akilah, each of these has wisdom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sophiawisdom14,848 in the US (2017)
- Sofiawisdom1,490 in England and Wales (2025)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Quinndescendant of Conn; wise and intelligent4,467 in the US (2017)
- Sophiewisdom724 in England and Wales (2025)
- Athenagoddess of wisdom and warfare519 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Akilah
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