Girls' name · since 1990
Akayla
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 1,375 babies named Akayla, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,336 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,375
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Akayla is the #12336 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,375 recorded since 1990.
Akayla has 1,375 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12336 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of girls, 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 1990 to 2025.
- #6,040 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,336 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,375 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akayla ranks #6,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,336 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,375 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,336 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,375
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akayla's 1,375 recorded births place it above 91.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Akayla compares
1,375 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Akayla's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,375 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 105 | 21 | 19,840 |
Akayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Akayla's full recorded timeline at 2008, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 105 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Akayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Akayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (745 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Akayla's strongest decade.
745 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Akayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 236
1990s
236 births
- 2000s
2000s
745 births
- 2010s
2010s
329 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 745 births (54% of all-time use).
How Akayla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Akayla's total volume
Akayla by state
Where Akayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 95 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 57 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 46 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 45 | 3.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 31 | 2.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 26 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.1% |
95 of 1,375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Akayla appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Akayla's data
- Akayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (745 total births); usage has since declined to 65 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Akaylas (95 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Akayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Akayla 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.