Boys' name · since 1919
Akio
Akio has 587 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,164 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,191 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 587
- born since 1919
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Akio is the #3191 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 587 recorded since 1919.
Akio has 587 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3191 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #7,164 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,191 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 587 born since 1919
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akio ranks #7,164 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,191 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 587 born since 1919, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,164 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,191 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 587
- born since 1919
- 2020s
- peak decade
Akio's 587 recorded births place it above 84.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Akio compares
587 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Akio's all-time total is 59% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 587 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Akio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Akio splits its recorded history at 2002: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Akio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Akio by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (178 births, 30% of the file).
2020s was Akio's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Akio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 49
1920s
49 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
104 births
- 2010s
2010s
149 births
- 2020s
2020s
178 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 178 births (30% of all-time use).
How Akio 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 Akio's total volume
Akio by state
Where Akio concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 51 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 14 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 9 | 1.5% |
51 of 587 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- California records the most Akios (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Akio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Akio 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.