Total births
60
Boys' name · since 2015
Aker
Aker has 60 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8871
- among boys today
- 60
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other boys
60 babies have been named Aker since 2015, making it today's #8871 boys' name.
Aker has 60 recorded births among boys since 2015, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8871 as of the latest data, more common than 38% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2024.
- #8871 among boys today
- 60 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 38% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Aker is currently the #8871 boys' name in America, more common than 38% of boys - 60 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8871
- among boys today
- 60
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other boys
Aker vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#8871
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 38% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
75% of everyone ever named Aker was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
10 babies were named Aker in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Aker compares
60 19th percentile among 14,294 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
Aker's all-time total is 84% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aker | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 60 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 23 | 22,252 |
Aker's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aker's full recorded timeline at 2021, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aker at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#8,871
Active since
2015
Aker popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Aker by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Aker's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Aker births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 45 births (75% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aker? ▼
Aker has been given to 60 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #8871 as of the latest data. 10 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Aker most popular? ▼
Aker was most popular in the 2020s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Aker been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Aker since 2015 -- 10 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Aker? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akeem, Akeen, Akeel, Akeim, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Aker
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2015–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Aker: #8871 Boys' Name - 60 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aker. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Aker 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 July 2026.