Akal is one of the most theologically significant Sikh baby names, meaning timeless, beyond time, and immortal — the supreme attribute of Waheguru, the Sikh name for God. In Sikh theology, Waheguru is Akal Purakh — the timeless, immortal, beyond-time Being who has no beginning and no end. This concept is central to Sikh understanding of God: unlike created things that are bound by time, Waheguru transcends all temporal limitations and exists in eternal, unchanging completeness. The Akal Takht — the Seat of the Timeless — in Amritsar is the highest seat of Sikh temporal authority, and the Akal Bunga is the building adjoining the Harmandir Sahib. A child named Akal carries one of the most fundamental attributes of Waheguru as their identity, blessed from birth with the energy of the timeless, eternal divine that transcends all limitations of time and circumstance.