Boys' name · since 1987
Akiem
Akiem has 105 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,064 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 105
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Akiem is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 105 have been recorded since 1987.
Akiem has 105 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2022.
- #17,064 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 105 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akiem ranks #17,064 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 105 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,064 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 105
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Akiem's 105 recorded births place it above 62.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Akiem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Akiem's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Akiem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2022
- Peak year (1990)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Akiem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (50 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Akiem's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Akiem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 50 births (48% of all-time use).
Akiem by state
Where Akiem concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.8% |
5 of 105 births nationwide.
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- Akiem's decade-level peak was the 1990s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Akiems (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Akiem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1987–2022 (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 Akiem 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.