Total births
71
Unisex name · since 2017
Ekko
Ekko has 71 recorded births since 2017 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8881
- among boys today
- 71
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Ekko is the #8881 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 71 recorded since 2017.
Social Security Administration records show Ekko recorded 71 times among boys since 2017, holding rank #8881 nationally today, ahead of 38% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #8881 among boys today
- 71 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 38% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ekko is currently the #8881 unisex name in America, more common than 38% of boys - 71 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8881
- among boys today
- 71
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other boys
Ekko vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#8881
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 38% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
82% of everyone ever named Ekko was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
12 babies were named Ekko in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Ekko compares
71 21th percentile among 14,294 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
Ekko's all-time total is 81% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ekko | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 71 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 23 | 22,252 |
Ekko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ekko's full recorded timeline at 2022, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ekko at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#8,881
Active since
2017
Ekko popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Ekko popularity over time - girls
67 total births recorded since 1998 (Ekko as girls' name)
Ekko by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ekko's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Ekko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 58 births (82% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ekko? ▼
Ekko has been given to 71 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #8881 as of the latest data. 12 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Ekko most popular? ▼
Ekko was most popular in the 2020s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Is Ekko a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Ekko is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 71 births, and as a girl's name it has 67 births.
How long has the name Ekko been used? ▼
Ekko has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 9 years of data through 2025.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2017–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ekko: #8881 Unisex Name - 71 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ekko. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ekko 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 June 2026.