Boys' name · since 2006

Akam

10 babies named Akam in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#34,374 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 2006
2000s
peak decade

Akam sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 2006.

Akam has 10 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2020.

  • #34,374 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 10 born since 2006
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akam ranks #34,374 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 2006, peaking in the 2000s.

#34,374 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 2006
2000s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Akam's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Akam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Akam's full recorded timeline at 2020, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births.

Akam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2006)
5
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
5 20062020 5

Akam by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

2000s was Akam's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Akam births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akam?
10 babies have been named Akam since 2006. All-time, it sits at #34,374 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2006 with 5 births.
Where does Akam sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akam ranks #34,374 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Akam most popular?
Akam was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Akam been used?
The SSA has tracked Akam since 2006 -- 15 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Akam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akash, Akari, Akai, Akaash, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Akam's data

  • Akam's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Akam

Nearby Names Like Akam

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Akam

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Akam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2006–2020 (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 Akam 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.