Recorded 1973–2007 Girls' name Peak 1977 257 births

Akeisha — girls' name

257 babies named Akeisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s831980s1021990s612000s11

The verdict

257 girls have been named Akeisha since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2007.

257
total births
1973–2007
years on record
1980s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Akeisha was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

21 babies were named Akeisha in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akeisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 257 babies named Akeisha between 1973 and 2007, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akeisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akeisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Akeisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Akeisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akeisha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 257 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Akeisha at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

257

Since 1973

35 years of records

Peak year

1977

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1973

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2007

Akeisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1973

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1977)
21
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0510152025 20071996199119871983197919751973 5

Akeisha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
102 births that decade — 40% of Akeisha's all-time total
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Akeisha by state

Where Akeisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Akeisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.9%
Georgia share of Akeisha's total US births 1.9%

5 of 257 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akeisha?
257 babies have been named Akeisha since 1973. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1977 with 21 births.
When was Akeisha most popular?
Akeisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Akeisha most popular?
The top states for the name Akeisha are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Akeisha been used?
Akeisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 35 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Akeisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akeelah, Akemi, Akela, Akeyla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.