Recorded 1971–1973 Unisex name Peak 1972 22 births

Ako — boys' name

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.

1970s22
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.

What the Data Says About Ako

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Ako between 1971 and 1973, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ako currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Ako is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2015.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ako performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ako in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ako at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

22

Since 1971

3 years of records

Peak year

1972

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1971

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1973

Ako popularity over time — boys

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

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1972)
9
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
5678910 197319721971 7

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

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
22 births that decade — 100% of Ako's all-time total
1970s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ako?
22 babies have been named Ako since 1971. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year 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?
Ako has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 3 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.