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.

#28,035 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1971
1970s
peak 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.

  • #28,035 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1971
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ako ranks #28,035 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.

#28,035 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1971
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ako's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1973

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1972)
9
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
5678910 197119721973 6

Ako popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 2015 (Ako as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2015 5

Ako by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (22 births, 100% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 22 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ako? ▼
Since 1971, Social Security records show 22 babies named Ako. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #28,035 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1973. Its busiest year on record was 1972, with 9 births.
Where does Ako sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ako ranks #28,035 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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

Nearby Names Like Ako

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ako

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97 births
Akoa Boy
#2717 85 births
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ako: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1971–1973 (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 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 August 2026.