Akela

Where Akela comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Akela.

  • Vowel-ended
Akela through the years
  1. 1975
    First appearance
    #9,067 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1996
    Peak, #3,942
    27 babies named Akela, the most in any year.
  3. 1999
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #7,716.
  4. 2025
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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