Akiva

Last seen for girls in 2023 at #15,194 · #1,466 for boys in 2025, 121 births
Given to boys 95.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
#1,262
2020 · 145 births
Debut · boys
1961
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
2,794
since 1961

Akiva over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Akiva has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201997boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,466121
2024—#1,494120
2023#15,1945#1,440126
2022—#1,566113
2021—#1,583109
2020—#1,262145
2019#11,3568#1,88679
2018#13,7936#1,82383
2017—#1,61299
2016#16,2155#1,67594
2015—#2,01971
2014—#1,73087
2013#11,9698#1,62494
2012—#1,89176
2011#12,1538#1,88674
2010—#1,85078
2009—#1,83980
2008#12,5798#1,73687
2007#13,9247#2,23559
2006#15,1526#2,39851
2005#14,5026#1,81371
2004#16,0995#2,23851
2003#13,8446#2,34945
2002#11,1088#2,37243
2001—#1,91257
2000—#2,42539
1999#11,3857#1,99548
1998#8,01611#2,34937
1997#10,8367#1,96446
1996#8,8129#2,25436
1995#8,07910#2,44431
1994—#2,61828
1993—#2,39931
1992—#2,83424
1991—#2,54427
1990—#2,95221
1989—#2,90221
1988—#2,68221
1987—#2,83818
1986—#3,13115
1985—#2,50420
1984—#2,52919
1983—#2,78716
1982—#3,48212
1981—#3,22113
1980—#2,28422
1979—#3,16813
1978—#2,47318
1977—#3,03713
1976—#3,09512
1975—#2,75114
1974—#3,5589
1973#6,0808#1,58630
1972—#3,3449
1971—#3,9637
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First appearance
1961

The first year at least five boys were named Akiva! It came in at #4,065, and was given to 5 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1961–1968, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Akiva is popular in 1997

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedMINew York: #565 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 5,471 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #814 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,618 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Akiva, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#565 · 1 in 5,471
  2. New Jersey#814 · 1 in 9,618

Best ever in a state: #224 in New Jersey, 2024.

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New Jersey#81451 in 9,618
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See more about Akiva
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 28 spots since 2024 (#1,494 → #1,466)
  • 204 spots since 2020 (#1,262 → #1,466)
  • 553 spots since 2015 (#2,019 → #1,466)
Rise & fade · boys
59 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1961
  • Peaked 2020 at #1,262 (145 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 11,904
  • Highest: 1 in 11,904 boys born in 2020 were named Akiva (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 14,116 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 29.9% of all boys named Akiva (835) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s11#3,935 (1969)#4,000
1970s125#1,586 (1973)#2,997
1980s177#2,284 (1980)#2,836
1990s329#1,964 (1997)#2,435
2000s583#1,736 (2008)#2,132
2010s835#1,612 (2017)#1,800
2020s734#1,262 (2020)#1,469

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Akiva in 1997

girls
#10,836
7 births · 1 in 248,673 girls
boys
#1,964
46 births · 1 in 40,981 boys

Top girls' names in 1997

  1. #1Emily25,734
  2. #2Jessica21,045
  3. #3Ashley20,897
  4. #4Sarah20,716
  5. #5Hannah20,597
  6. #6Samantha20,170
  7. #7Taylor19,504
  8. #8Alexis17,171
  9. #9Elizabeth15,430
  10. #10Madison15,189
  11. #10,836Akiva7

Top boys' names in 1997

  1. #1Michael37,562
  2. #2Jacob34,163
  3. #3Matthew31,517
  4. #4Christopher29,108
  5. #5Joshua28,289
  6. #6Nicholas27,258
  7. #7Andrew25,208
  8. #8Brandon25,197
  9. #9Austin25,118
  10. #10Tyler24,879
  11. #1,964Akiva46
More about 1997

girls

1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 248,673 of them was named Akiva, which outranked 33.0% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Akiva
  1. #9,802Zierra8
  2. #9,802Zoha8
  3. #9,802Zoi8
  4. #10,836Akiva7
  5. #10,836Aaisha7
  6. #10,836Aaleah7
  7. #10,836Aaleigha7
  8. #12,070Aalexis6
  9. #12,070Aalexus6
  10. #12,070Aalia6

Tied with 1,233 names at #10,836; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,582Yulisa#10,567 → #985
  2. ↑ 3,882Yulissa#4,306 → #424
  3. ↑ 2,634Tea#3,429 → #795
  4. ↑ 2,046Taya#2,901 → #855
  5. ↑ 1,202Julisa#1,930 → #728
Fallers
  1. ↓ 931Yamilex#707 → #1,638
  2. ↓ 477Suzette#998 → #1,475
  3. ↓ 457Chynna#834 → #1,291
  4. ↓ 396Moesha#547 → #943
  5. ↓ 377Daijah#975 → #1,352

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 40,981 of them was named Akiva, which outranked 81.8% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Akiva
  1. #1,933Tad47
  2. #1,933Williams47
  3. #1,933Zacharia47
  4. #1,964Akiva46
  5. #1,964Abdiel46
  6. #1,964Amer46
  7. #1,964Antione46
  8. #1,991Armin45
  9. #1,991Avi45
  10. #1,991Barron45

Tied with 26 names at #1,964; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,420Jaret#2,145 → #725
  2. ↑ 712Kobe#1,265 → #553
  3. ↑ 580Ronaldo#1,465 → #885
  4. ↑ 420Jarett#1,334 → #914
  5. ↑ 416Gianni#1,093 → #677
Fallers
  1. ↓ 562Shaquille#662 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 373Dalvin#977 → #1,350
  3. ↓ 355Montel#990 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 328Codie#884 → #1,212
  5. ↓ 328Jair#884 → #1,212

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1997 →