The baby name Akela is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ə-KAY-lə (IPA: /əˈkeɪlə/).
Akela is Hindi in Origin.
The baby name Akela is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ə-KAY-lə (IPA: /əˈkeɪlə/).
Akela is Hindi in Origin.
Akela spans several traditions. In Hawaiian, it functions as an adapted form of the Germanic name Adela/Adele (from adal, “noble”), and appears as a given name for girls and sometimes boys. Independently, in South Asian languages such as Hindi and Urdu, akelā means “alone, solitary”; Rudyard Kipling drew on this word for the wise wolf Akela in The Jungle Book (1894), a usage that later influenced the Cub Scouts’ title for a pack leader.
Because of these distinct roots, the name carries dual resonances: Hawai‘i favors the “noble” sense via its European source, while English-speaking regions often recognize Akela through Kipling and Scouting. Variants include the Hawaiian spelling ‘Akela; related forms are Adele, Adela, and Adelia. Unisex in contemporary use, Akela offers either the virtue-name appeal of “noble” or the evocative image of a strong, solitary guide.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| Canada | Girls | 2017 | #290 | 7 | 3,011 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| France | Girls | 1975 | #315 | 5 | 1,467 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #519 | 7 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #682 | 26 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #871 | 11 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #886 | 7 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #909 | 6 | 8,600 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #965 | 37 | 16,750 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 6 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 8 | 25,931 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,102 | 10 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,136 | 8 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,562 | 53 | 28,008 |
Akela is popular in 48 countries — most recent births per country:
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