Girls' name · since 1991
Akyra
Akyra has 667 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,829 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,385 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 667
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
667 babies have been named Akyra since 1991, making it today's #10385 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Akyra recorded 667 times among girls since 1991, holding rank #10385 nationally today, ahead of 40% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #9,829 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,385 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 667 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akyra ranks #9,829 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,385 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 667 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,829 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,385 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 667
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akyra's 667 recorded births place it above 86.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Akyra compares
667 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Akyra's all-time total is 77% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akyra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 667 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Akyra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Akyra's full recorded timeline at 2009, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 59 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Akyra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Akyra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (330 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Akyra's strongest decade.
330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Akyra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
330 births
- 2010s
2010s
202 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 330 births (49% of all-time use).
How Akyra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Akyra's total volume
Akyra by state
Where Akyra concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.7% |
11 of 667 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Akyra's data
- Akyra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (330 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Akyras (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Akyra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Akyra 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.