Recorded 1975–2009 Girls' name Peak 1985 212 births

Akeya — girls' name

212 babies named Akeya in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s751990s712000s38

The verdict

212 girls have been named Akeya since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2009.

212
total births
1975–2009
years on record
1980s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Akeya was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

14 babies were named Akeya in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akeya

The Social Security Administration has registered 212 babies named Akeya between 1975 and 2009, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akeya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akeya performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Akeya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akeya 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 212 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.

Akeya at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

212

Since 1975

35 years of records

Peak year

1985

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1975

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2009

Akeya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1975

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1985)
14
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
46810121416 20092002199719921986198219781975 5

Akeya by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
75 births that decade — 35% of Akeya's all-time total
1970s281980s751990s712000s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akeya?
212 babies have been named Akeya since 1975. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1985 with 14 births.
When was Akeya most popular?
Akeya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Akeya been used?
Akeya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 35 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Akeya?
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, 1975–2009 (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.