Total births
34
US rank #12033 Girls' name Peak 2022 34 births
Aakifah — #12033 US girls' name
34 babies named Aakifah in U.S. Social Security records since 2021, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#12033
of 17,661 girls in use
More common than 32% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Aakifah was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
11 babies were named Aakifah in 2022 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Aakifah
The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Aakifah between 2021 and 2024, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aakifah currently holds the #12033 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Aakifah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Aakifah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 34 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Aakifah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#12,033
Active since
2021
Aakifah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2021
- Peak year (2022)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
Aakifah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 34 births that decade — 100% of Aakifah's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aakifah? ▼
34 babies have been named Aakifah since 2021. It currently ranks #12033 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 11 births.
When was Aakifah most popular? ▼
Aakifah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Aakifah been used? ▼
Aakifah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2021, spanning 4 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aakifah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aakriti, Aakilah, Aakanksha, Aakira, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Aakira Girl
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Aakiyah Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2021–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.