Girls' name · since 1995
Akasia
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 88 babies named Akasia, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 88
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akasia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 88 have been recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akasia has been recorded 88 times among girls since 1995, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2010.
- #28,512 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 88 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akasia ranks #28,512 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 88 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #28,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 88
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akasia's 88 recorded births place it above 60.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Akasia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Akasia splits its recorded history at 2001: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Akasia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2010
- Peak year (1996)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Akasia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (47 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Akasia's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Akasia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 47 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Akasia's data
- Akasia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Akasia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1995–2010 (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 Akasia 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.