Boys' name · since 2007
Aking
Aking has 383 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,251 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,835 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 383
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aking is the #4835 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 383 recorded since 2007.
Social Security Administration records show Aking recorded 383 times among boys since 2007, holding rank #4835 nationally today, ahead of 65% 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 2007 to 2025.
- #9,251 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,835 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 383 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aking ranks #9,251 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,835 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 383 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,251 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,835 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 383
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aking's 383 recorded births place it above 79.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Aking compares
383 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Aking's all-time total is 4% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aking | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 383 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aking's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aking's full recorded timeline at 2016, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aking popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Aking by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (235 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Aking's strongest decade.
235 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Aking births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
235 births
- 2020s
2020s
133 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 235 births (61% of all-time use).
Aking by state
Where Aking concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 11 | 2.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 11 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 1.3% |
11 of 383 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Aking's data
- Aking's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (235 total births) through the 2020s (133) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Akings (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Aking: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Aking 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.