Boys' name · since 1971
Akin
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 365 babies named Akin, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,523 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,898 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 365
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
365 babies have been named Akin since 1971, making it today's #6898 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Akin recorded 365 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #6898 nationally today, ahead of 50% 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 1971 to 2025.
- #9,523 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,898 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 365 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akin ranks #9,523 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,898 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 365 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,523 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,898 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 365
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Akin's 365 recorded births place it above 79.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Akin compares
365 49th 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
Akin's all-time total is 1% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 365 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Akin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Akin splits its recorded history at 2001: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Akin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Akin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (87 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Akin's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Akin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s
1990s
87 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 87 births (24% of all-time use).
Akin by state
Where Akin concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 4.4% |
16 of 365 births nationwide.
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What to do with Akin's data
- Akin's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 2020s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Akins (16 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Akin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Akin 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.