How Many People Are Named Akiko?
An estimated 450 people in the United States have the first name Akiko. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Akiko peaked in popularity in 1927 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Akiko as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Akiko paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
450
About 1 in 761,676 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1927
34 births
Total Registered
778
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Akiko
Akiko is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 778 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Akiko as a female name
Ranked #15,325 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1927 (34 births)
Akiko: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Akiko span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 184 babies were registered. Akiko has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Akiko by Decade
How has Akiko tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Akiko by State
Akiko + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Akiko as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Akiko: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Akiko?
We estimate approximately 450 people named Akiko are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 761,676 Americans share this first name.
Is Akiko a common name?
Akiko is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 778 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Akiko most popular?
Akiko reached peak popularity in 1927, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Akiko is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Akiko a female name?
Akiko is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Akiko Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Akiko Smith, Akiko Johnson, Akiko Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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