How Many People Are Named Akiva?
An estimated 2,759 people in the United States have the first name Akiva. It is predominantly male (95.1%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Akiva peaked in popularity in 2020 with 145 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Akiva 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 Akiva paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Akiva is overwhelmingly male, 138 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
2,759
About 1 in 124,231 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.1% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2020
145 births
Total Registered
2,806
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Akiva
Akiva is predominantly male (95.1%), though 138 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Akiva as a male name
Ranked #1,518 in 2024
116 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (145 births)
Akiva as a female name
Ranked #15,265 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1998 (11 births)
Akiva: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Akiva span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 870 babies were registered. While Akiva is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Akiva by Decade
How has Akiva 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.
Akiva by State
Birth registrations for Akiva span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania. On average, about 235 Akivas were registered per state.
Akiva + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Akiva as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Akiva: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Akiva?
We estimate approximately 2,759 people named Akiva 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 124,231 Americans share this first name.
Is Akiva a common name?
Akiva is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,806 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Akiva most popular?
Akiva reached peak popularity in 2020, when 145 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Akiva is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Akiva a male name?
Akiva is predominantly male. 95.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Akiva Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Akiva Smith, Akiva Johnson, Akiva 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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