Girls' name · since 1973
Akisha
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 373 babies named Akisha, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 373
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
373 girls have been named Akisha since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Akisha has 373 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2005.
- #14,096 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 373 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akisha ranks #14,096 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 373 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 373
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Akisha's 373 recorded births place it above 80.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Akisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Akisha's full recorded timeline at 1985, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Akisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2005
- Peak year (1977)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Akisha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (181 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Akisha's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Akisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
181 births
- 1980s
1980s
147 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 181 births (49% of all-time use).
Akisha by state
Where Akisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.3% |
13 of 373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Akisha's data
- Akisha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (181 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Akishas (13 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Akisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
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, 1973–2005 (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 Akisha 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.