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Akeelah
OriginArabic
Meaning"intelligent, logical"
About Akeelah
Closely associated with the well-regarded 2006 movie Akeelah and the Bee, about a girl from South L.A. who becomes an unlikely contender in the National Spelling Bee.
Pronounced ah-KEE-lah.
As of October 2026, Akeelah ranked #7146 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #708 in 2006.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,271 | 34 | 19 |
| 2015 | #3,992 | 37 | 20.7 |
| 2016 | #4,252 | 34 | 19.2 |
| 2017 | #4,577 | 30 | 17.4 |
| 2018 | #3,790 | 39 | 22.9 |
| 2019 | #4,548 | 30 | 17.9 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,834 | 27 | 16.5 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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- Akeelah Anderson
main character in 2006 film "Akeelah and the Bee"
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