Akela may refer to:
- Akela (Jungle Book), the wolf featured in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories collected in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book..
- Akela (Scouting), a symbol of wisdom in the Cub Scout program
- Akela (genus)
- Akella, a Russian software developing company
- Akeelah and the Bee, a 2006 family film.