Boys' name · since 2001
Akif
Akif has 152 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,637 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,810 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 152
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Akif is the #12810 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 152 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Akif recorded 152 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #12810 nationally today, ahead of 8% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #14,637 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,810 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 152 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akif ranks #14,637 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,810 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 152 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,637 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,810 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 152
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Akif's 152 recorded births place it above 67.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Akif compares
152 33rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Akif's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akif | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 152 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Akif's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Akif splits its recorded history at 2012: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Akif popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Akif by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (84 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Akif's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Akif births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 84 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Akif's data
- Akif's decade-level peak was the 2010s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Akif: 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 (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Akif 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.