Is Akiva a boy or girl name?
Akiva is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 116 boys were named Akiva, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.9% of the 2,806 US babies named Akiva were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,518
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Akiva since 1961
- 2,806
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 145 babies
Boys and girls named Akiva, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 125 | 8 | 6% |
| 1980s | 177 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 329 | 44 | 11.8% |
| 2000s | 583 | 46 | 7.3% |
| 2010s | 835 | 35 | 4% |
| 2020s | 608 | 5 | 0.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 116 | #1,518 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 125 | #1,446 | 5 | #15,265 |
| 2022 | 113 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 109 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 145 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 79 | #1,887 | 8 | #11,397 |
| 2018 | 83 | #1,823 | 6 | #13,866 |
| 2017 | 99 | #1,611 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 94 | #1,675 | 5 | #16,332 |
| 2015 | 71 | #2,020 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 87 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 94 | #1,625 | 8 | #12,020 |
| 2012 | 76 | #1,891 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 74 | #1,884 | 8 | #12,208 |
| 2010 | 78 | #1,851 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 80 | #1,839 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 87 | #1,736 | 8 | #12,615 |
| 2007 | 59 | #2,235 | 7 | #13,991 |
| 2006 | 51 | #2,403 | 6 | #15,208 |
| 2005 | 71 | #1,813 | 6 | #14,562 |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,240 | 5 | #16,195 |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,350 | 6 | #13,911 |
| 2002 | 43 | #2,373 | 8 | #11,151 |
| 2001 | 57 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 39 | #2,425 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 48 | #1,997 | 7 | #11,424 |
| 1998 | 37 | #2,349 | 11 | #8,023 |
| 1997 | 46 | #1,965 | 7 | #10,875 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,254 | 9 | #8,832 |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,444 | 10 | #8,094 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,619 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 31 | #2,399 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,834 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,546 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,954 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,907 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 21 | #2,683 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,838 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,133 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,506 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,532 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,790 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,485 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,222 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,284 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,172 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,473 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,040 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,096 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,755 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,561 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 30 | #1,586 | 8 | #6,087 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,346 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,969 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,946 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,071 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Akiva reached #1,263 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #6,087 in 1973. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Akiva
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.