Akilan
A boys’ name of Tamil origin, meaning brave warrior or lion-like.
Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Akilan by the numbers
Akilan was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Akilan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean courage
Like Akilan, each of these has courage in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Wyattbrave in war9,768 in the US (2017)
- Andrewmanly, brave8,228 in the US (2017)
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Leonardobrave lion; from Germanic elements4,113 in the US (2017)
- Everettbrave as a wild boar3,814 in the US (2017)
- Tristanbold, sorrowful; from Pictish origin3,333 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a lion
Like Akilan, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Akilan
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