Girls' name · since 1993
Akirah
Akirah has 511 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,676 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,383 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 511
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Akirah is the #12383 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 511 recorded since 1993.
Akirah has 511 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12383 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #11,676 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,383 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 511 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akirah ranks #11,676 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,383 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 511 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,676 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,383 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 511
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akirah's 511 recorded births place it above 83.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Akirah compares
511 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Akirah's all-time total is 36% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akirah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 511 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Akirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Akirah splits its recorded history at 2010: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Akirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Akirah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (220 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Akirah's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Akirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
220 births
- 2010s
2010s
185 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 220 births (43% of all-time use).
How Akirah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Akirah's total volume
Akirah by state
Where Akirah concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.0% |
11 of 511 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Akirah's data
- Akirah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (220 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Akirahs (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Akirah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Akirah 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.