Recorded 1999–2016 Girls' name Peak 2008 107 births

Akyah — girls' name

107 babies named Akyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s562010s46
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Akyah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

12 babies were named Akyah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Akyah between 1999 and 2016, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Akyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akyah 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 107 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.

Akyah at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

107

Since 1999

18 years of records

Peak year

2008

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1999

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2016

Akyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1999

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2008)
12
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
468101214 20162014201120092007200520021999 5

Akyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
56 births that decade — 52% of Akyah's all-time total
1990s52000s562010s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akyah?
107 babies have been named Akyah since 1999. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2008 with 12 births.
When was Akyah most popular?
Akyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Akyah been used?
Akyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 18 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Akyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akyra, Akyla, Akylah, Akya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1999–2016 (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.