Girls' name · since 1972
Akima
Akima has 81 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 81
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akima sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 81 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akima has been recorded 81 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2023.
- #29,431 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 81 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akima ranks #29,431 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 81 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #29,431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 81
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akima's 81 recorded births place it above 59.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Akima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Akima splits its recorded history at 2002: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Akima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2023
- Peak year (2001)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Akima by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (49 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Akima's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Akima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 49 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Akima's decade-level peak was the 2000s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 8 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 Akima: 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 (~51 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, 1972–2023 (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 Akima 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.