Boys' name · since 1967
Akim
813 babies named Akim in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,850 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,744 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 813
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Akim currently ranks #4744 among boys' names in America, with 813 babies recorded since 1967.
Akim has 813 recorded births among boys since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4744 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #5,850 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,744 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 813 born since 1967
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akim ranks #5,850 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,744 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 813 born since 1967, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,850 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,744 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 813
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Akim's 813 recorded births place it above 87.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Akim compares
813 Top 35% higher than 65% of 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
Akim's all-time total is 120% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 813 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Akim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Akim splits its recorded history at 1997: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Akim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Akim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (186 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Akim's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Akim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
121 births
- 1980s
1980s
87 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s
2020s
153 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 186 births (23% of all-time use).
How Akim compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Akim's total volume
Akim by state
Where Akim concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 86 | 10.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 21 | 2.6% |
| #3 | California | | 17 | 2.1% |
86 of 813 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Akim's data
- Akim's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (186 total births) through the 2020s (153) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Akims (86 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Akim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Akim 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.