Meaning and background
The story behind Akila
Akila appears in international cricket through Sri Lankan bowler Akila Dananjaya. The International Cricket Council’s player profile uses this exact spelling and records his debut in 2012. It lists off-break bowling and left-handed batting, providing a precise sporting reference for the name. That connection may matter to a cricket fan choosing Akila, while the athlete’s nationality and playing record do not by themselves explain the personal name’s derivation.
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- Sri Lankan cricketer Akila Dananjaya, an off-break bowler whose ICC profile records a 2012 debut. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Akila appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
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