Recorded 1999–2011 Girls' name Peak 2008 29 births

Akerah — girls' name

29 babies named Akerah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s172010s7

The verdict

29 girls have been named Akerah since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.

29
total births
1999–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Akerah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

7 babies were named Akerah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akerah

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Akerah between 1999 and 2011, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akerah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akerah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Akerah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akerah 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 29 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.

Akerah at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

29

Since 1999

13 years of records

Peak year

2008

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1999

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2011

Akerah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1999

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20112009200820041999 5

Akerah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
17 births that decade — 59% of Akerah's all-time total
1990s52000s172010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akerah?
29 babies have been named Akerah since 1999. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2008 with 7 births.
When was Akerah most popular?
Akerah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Akerah been used?
Akerah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 13 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Akerah?
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, 1999–2011 (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.