Unisex name · since 2007
Akon
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 97 babies named Akon, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 97
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Akon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 97 recorded since 2007.
Social Security Administration records show Akon recorded 97 times among boys since 2007, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2024.
- #17,580 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 97 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akon ranks #17,580 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 97 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 97
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Akon's 97 recorded births place it above 61.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Akon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Akon splits its recorded history at 2014: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Akon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Akon popularity over time - girls
27 total births recorded since 2006 (Akon as girls' name)
Akon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (36 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Akon's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Akon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
- 2020s
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 36 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Akon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2020s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Akon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~17 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, 2007–2024 (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 Akon 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.