Unisex name · since 1970
Akiba
Akiba has 87 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,638 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Akiba is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 87 have been recorded since 1970.
Akiba has 87 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1970 to 1992.
- #28,638 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 87 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akiba ranks #28,638 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 87 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #28,638 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Akiba's 87 recorded births place it above 60.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Akiba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Akiba's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Akiba popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1992
- Peak year (1976)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Akiba popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1975 (Akiba as boys' name)
Akiba by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (75 births, 86% of the file).
1970s was Akiba's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Akiba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 75 births (86% of all-time use).
Akiba by state
Where Akiba concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 8.0% |
7 of 87 births nationwide.
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- Akiba's decade-level peak was the 1970s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Akibas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Akiba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~22 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, 1970–1992 (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 Akiba 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.