MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Akal mean?
The Hindi and Urdu intellect word aql commonly takes the vernacular form Akal. Sanskrit akala also describes something entire or without parts, supplying a second lexical sense for this short personal form.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अकल
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Akal in Indian usage
3,439 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 735 records (21.4%).
- Recorded as male: 2,704 records (78.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 344 |
| 1950s | 579 |
| 1960s | 840 |
| 1970s | 769 |
| 1980s | 492 |
| 1990s | 231 |
| Other decades | 184 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 1,234 |
| Jharkhand | 815 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 703 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 269 |
| Other states | 418 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Akal / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Akal; Table_6, C5214 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Akal; Table_6, C5214
- Monier-Williams, akala, p. 2,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: akal ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.