"Akeelah and the Bee" (2006) was about a young girl, Akeelah Anderson, persevering to become Scripp's National Spelling Bee winner. Akeelah was played by Keke Palmer.
There is a male version of the name also, and is used throughout Arabic and Urdu-speaking countries. It can be spelt in various ways: Akeel, Akil, Akhil, Aqeel, etc.