Total births
22
Unisex name · since 1971
Ako
22 babies named Ako in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 22
- total births
- 1971–1973
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Ako is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 1971.
Ako has 22 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1971 to 1973.
- 22 total births
- 1971–1973 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
22 boys have been named Ako since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1973.
- 22
- total births
- 1971–1973
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Ako was born in this single decade.
1972
Single peak year
9 babies were named Ako in 1972 - its busiest year on record.
Ako's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ako's full recorded timeline at 1972, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ako at a glance
Last recorded 1973Peak year
1972
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1971
Ako popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1973
- Peak year (1972)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Ako popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2015 (Ako as girls' name)
Ako by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Ako's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ako births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 22 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ako? ▼
Since 1971, Social Security records show 22 babies named Ako. The most recent recorded year was 1973. Its busiest year on record was 1972, with 9 births.
When was Ako most popular? ▼
Ako was most popular in the 1970s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Is Ako a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Ako is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 22 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Ako been used? ▼
Records for Ako go back to 1971, giving 3 years of history through 1973.
What names are similar to Ako? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akoni, Akon, Akoa, Akorede, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Ako
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Akoa Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1971–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ako: Baby Name Since 1971 - 22 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ako. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ako 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 June 2026.