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Akiva Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Akiva?

In 2018 the rare name Akiva, ranked the 1,888th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Akiva would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #1,584 in 1973.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2017 with 99 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Akiva was less than 5, most recently in 1970.

Akiva, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1970-1973, 1974-1978, 1994-1997, 2002-2008, and 2010-2013.

Akiva's popularity has steadily increased for some time. however, the number of children named Akiva lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Akiva?

Akiva's popularity is at a high point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Akiva is quite distinctive and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Akiva (Girl)Akiva (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 6 13,775 78 1,888
2017 < 5 -- 99 1,608
2016 5 16,299 94 1,673
2015 < 5 -- 71 2,016
2014 < 5 -- 86 1,748
2013 8 12,001 94 1,622
2012 < 5 -- 76 1,890
2011 8 12,200 74 1,882
2010 < 5 -- 78 1,851
2009 < 5 -- 80 1,839
2008 8 12,605 87 1,735
2007 7 13,986 59 2,235
2006 6 15,199 51 2,403
2005 6 14,558 71 1,813
2004 5 16,182 51 2,240
2003 6 13,906 45 2,350
2002 8 11,146 43 2,371
2001 < 5 -- 57 1,911
2000 < 5 -- 39 2,423
1999 7 11,423 48 1,996
1998 11 8,020 36 2,393
1997 7 10,874 46 1,965
1996 9 8,830 36 2,254
1995 10 8,094 31 2,444
1994 < 5 -- 28 2,619
1993 < 5 -- 31 2,396
1992 < 5 -- 24 2,835
1991 < 5 -- 27 2,546
1990 < 5 -- 21 2,952
1989 < 5 -- 21 2,906
1988 < 5 -- 21 2,682
1987 < 5 -- 18 2,837
1986 < 5 -- 15 3,130
1985 < 5 -- 20 2,505
1984 < 5 -- 19 2,534
1983 < 5 -- 16 2,788
1982 < 5 -- 12 3,483
1981 < 5 -- 13 3,219
1980 < 5 -- 22 2,281
1979 < 5 -- 13 3,172
1978 < 5 -- 18 2,475
1977 < 5 -- 13 3,042
1976 < 5 -- 12 3,093
1975 < 5 -- 14 2,757
1974 < 5 -- 9 3,557
1973 8 6,087 30 1,584
1972 < 5 -- 9 3,343
1971 < 5 -- 7 3,969
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.