How Many People Are Named Akiyah?
An estimated 504 people in the United States have the first name Akiyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Akiyah peaked in popularity in 2010 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Akiyah 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 Akiyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
504
About 1 in 680,068 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2010
29 births
Total Registered
510
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Akiyah
Akiyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 510 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Akiyah as a female name
Ranked #8,429 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (29 births)
Akiyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Akiyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 227 babies were registered. Akiyah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Akiyah by Decade
How has Akiyah 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.
Akiyah by State
Akiyah + Last Name Combinations
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Akiyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Akiyah?
We estimate approximately 504 people named Akiyah 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 680,068 Americans share this first name.
Is Akiyah a common name?
Akiyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 510 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Akiyah most popular?
Akiyah reached peak popularity in 2010, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Akiyah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Akiyah a female name?
Akiyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Akiyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Akiyah Smith, Akiyah Johnson, Akiyah 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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