US rank #2564 Boys' name Peak 2023 1,389 births

Akram — #2564 US boys' name

1,389 babies named Akram in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s391980s961990s1742000s2822010s4762020s322
#2564
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Akram was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

85 babies were named Akram in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akram

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,389 babies named Akram between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Akram currently holds the #2564 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 85 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akram performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 476 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Akram shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 155 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Akram in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akram 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 1,389 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.

Akram at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,389

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2023

85 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,564

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Akram popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
85
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
020406080100 20242017201020031996198919821973 6

Akram by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
476 births that decade — 34% of Akram's all-time total
1970s391980s961990s1742000s2822010s4762020s322

Akram by state

Where Akram concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Akram
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
155 11.2%
#2 New York
93 6.7%
#3 California
40 2.9%
#4 Ohio
34 2.4%
#5 Texas
17 1.2%
#6 Illinois
15 1.1%
#7 Virginia
6 0.4%
#8 Michigan
5 0.4%
Minnesota share of Akram's total US births 11.2%
Even split

155 of 1,389 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Akram appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akram?
1,389 babies have been named Akram since 1973. It currently ranks #2564 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 85 births.
When was Akram most popular?
Akram was most popular in the 2010s decade with 476 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Akram most popular?
The top states for the name Akram are Minnesota (155 births), New York (93 births), California (40 births).
How long has the name Akram been used?
Akram has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Akram?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akrish. 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, 1973–2024 (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.