Boys' name · since 1973
Akram
Akram has 1,453 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,043 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,215 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,453
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,453 babies have been named Akram since 1973, making it today's #2215 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akram has been recorded 1,453 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #2215 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #4,043 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,215 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,453 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akram ranks #4,043 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,215 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,453 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,043 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,215 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,453
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Akram's 1,453 recorded births place it above 91.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Akram compares
1,453 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Akram's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akram | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,453 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 34 | 22,252 |
Akram's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Akram splits its recorded history at 2000: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 85 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Akram popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Akram by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (476 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Akram's strongest decade.
476 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Akram births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 96
1980s
96 births
- 1990s 174
1990s
174 births
- 2000s
2000s
282 births
- 2010s
2010s
476 births
- 2020s
2020s
386 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 476 births (33% of all-time use).
How Akram compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Akram's total volume
Akram by state
Where Akram concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 178 | 12.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 93 | 6.4% |
| #3 | California | | 46 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 34 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
178 of 1,453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Akram appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Akram's data
- Akram's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (476 total births) through the 2020s (386) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Akrams (178 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Akram: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Akram 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.