Boys' name · since 1991
Akihiro
Akihiro has 44 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,999 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,042 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 44
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
44 babies have been named Akihiro since 1991, making it today's #10042 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Akihiro recorded 44 times among boys since 1991, holding rank #10042 nationally today, ahead of 28% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #22,999 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,042 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 44 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akihiro ranks #22,999 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,042 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 44 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,999 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,042 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 44
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Akihiro's 44 recorded births place it above 49.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Akihiro compares
44 15th 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
Akihiro's all-time total is 88% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akihiro | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 44 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 34 | 22,252 |
Akihiro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Akihiro's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Akihiro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Akihiro by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (26 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Akihiro's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Akihiro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 26 births (59% of all-time use).
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What to do with Akihiro's data
- Akihiro's decade-level peak was the 1990s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 7 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 Akihiro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Akihiro 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.