Boys' name · since 1960
Akbar
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 597 babies named Akbar, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,090 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,518 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 597
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Akbar is the #6518 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 597 recorded since 1960.
Akbar has 597 recorded births among boys since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6518 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #7,090 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,518 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 597 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akbar ranks #7,090 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,518 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 597 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,090 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,518 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 597
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Akbar's 597 recorded births place it above 84.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Akbar compares
597 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Akbar's all-time total is 62% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akbar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 597 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Akbar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Akbar's full recorded timeline at 1995, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Akbar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Akbar by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (132 births, 22% of the file).
1970s was Akbar's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Akbar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s
1970s
132 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 132 births (22% of all-time use).
How Akbar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Akbar's total volume
Akbar by state
Where Akbar concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 14 | 2.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.7% |
14 of 597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Akbar's data
- Akbar's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (132 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Akbars (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Akbar
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Akbar
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Akbar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Akbar 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.