Recorded 1973–1983 Girls' name Peak 1978 18 births

Akiesha — girls' name

18 babies named Akiesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

18 girls have been named Akiesha since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1983.

18
total births
1973–1983
years on record
1970s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Akiesha was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Akiesha in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akiesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Akiesha between 1973 and 1983, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akiesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akiesha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Akiesha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akiesha 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 18 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.

Akiesha at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

18

Since 1973

11 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1973

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1983

Akiesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1973

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Akiesha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 67% of Akiesha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akiesha?
18 babies have been named Akiesha since 1973. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Akiesha most popular?
Akiesha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Akiesha been used?
Akiesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 11 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Akiesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akira, Akilah, Akia, Akiko, 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, 1973–1983 (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.