Boys' name · since 1992
Akinola
25 babies named Akinola in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,135 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,615 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 25
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Akinola is the #12615 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 25 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Akinola recorded 25 times among boys since 1992, holding rank #12615 nationally today, ahead of 9% 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 1992 to 2025.
- #27,135 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,615 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 25 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akinola ranks #27,135 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,615 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 25 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,135 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,615 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 25
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Akinola's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Akinola compares
25 10th 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
Akinola's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akinola | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 5 | 34 | 22,252 |
Akinola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Akinola's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded.
Akinola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Akinola by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Akinola's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Akinola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Akinola's data
- Akinola's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Akinola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Akinola 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.