Unisex name · since 1973

Akida

Akida has 42 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#23,293 of 45,481
all-time among boys
42
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade

Akida sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 42 recorded since 1973.

Akida has 42 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1973 to 1978.

  • #23,293 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 42 born since 1973
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akida ranks #23,293 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.

#23,293 of 45,481
all-time among boys
42
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Akida's 42 recorded births place it above 48.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Akida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Akida splits its recorded history at 1975: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Akida popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1978

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1973)
10
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
67891011 19731974197519771978 7

Akida popularity over time - girls

15 total births recorded since 1976 (Akida as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 15 births
5678910 19761979 9

Akida by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (42 births, 100% of the file).

1970s was Akida's strongest decade.

42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Akida births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 42 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akida? ▼
42 babies have been named Akida since 1973. All-time, it sits at #23,293 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1973 with 10 births.
Where does Akida sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akida ranks #23,293 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Akida most popular? ▼
Akida was most popular in the 1970s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Is Akida a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Akida is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 42 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Akida been used? ▼
Akida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 6 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Akida? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akiva, Akil, Akira, Akim, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Akida

Nearby Names Like Akida

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Akida

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Akida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1973–1978 (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 Akida 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.