Akila first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1974. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1997, 29 babies received the name (ranked #3817). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7990), with roughly 15 babies named Akila each year. Akila has been declining in recent years. In total, around 718 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.