The baby name Akhilan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /əkʰɪlən/; respelling: uh-KHI-luhn (stress on second syllable).
The baby name Akhilan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /əkʰɪlən/; respelling: uh-KHI-luhn (stress on second syllable).
Akhilan is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Akhilan is a masculine given name rooted in Sanskrit akhila, meaning "entire, whole, universal." The final -an reflects a common masculine ending in South Indian languages such as Tamil and Malayalam, so the form Akhilan is especially familiar in southern India while also used pan-India and in the diaspora. The name carries connotations of completeness and all-encompassing wisdom, a sense reinforced by the widespread devotional use of akhila as an epithet for the cosmos or the Supreme.
Variants and related forms include Akhil (widely used across India), Akilan/Akhilan (orthographic variants), the feminine Akhila, and extended compounds like Akhilesh and Akhilendra ("lord of all"). As a personal name, Akhilan gained momentum in the 20th century alongside renewed interest in Sanskritic vocabulary; Tamil readers may associate the variant Akilan with the celebrated novelist of that name.
Akhilan is a rare name. Across 10 countries, we found 25 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Akhilan is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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