Unisex name · since 2014
Ackley
Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 48 babies named Ackley, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,405 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 48
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ackley is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 48 have been recorded since 2014.
Ackley has 48 recorded births among boys since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2024.
- #22,405 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 48 born since 2014
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ackley ranks #22,405 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,405 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 48
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ackley's 48 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Washington.
Ackley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ackley splits its recorded history at 2019: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ackley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Ackley popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2017 (Ackley as girls' name)
Ackley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (29 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Ackley's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Ackley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29 births (60% of all-time use).
Ackley by state
Where Ackley concentrates geographically, total births since 2014
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Washington | | 5 | 10.4% |
5 of 48 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ackley's data
- Ackley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Washington records the most Ackleys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Washington names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ackley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~10 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2014–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ackley draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.