boy's name

Akim

  • Origin Hebrew
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 5,043

Ireland

#757

2025 births

Akim is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Akim is a name of Hebrew origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1973, when 135 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival in France.
  • Today about 1 in 23,580 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1959.

Akim over time

Births per decade in France, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,160
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Akim by decade in France
Decade Births
1950s 5
1960s 460
1970s 1,160
1980s 830
1990s 690
2000s 335
2010s 215
2020s (to 2025) 145

How popular is Akim?

In 2025, Akim was given to 25 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Akim is used

Ireland #757 4 in 2025
France #1,377 25 in 2025
England & Wales #1,574 17 in 2025
Canada #2,944 6 in 2023
United States #4,792 21 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Akim

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Akim also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Akim over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Akim in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Basque
Jokin
Estonian
Joakim
Finnish
Joakim
German
Achim
Italian
Gioacchino
Norwegian
Joakim
Swedish
Joakim

Sibling names for Akim

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Akim — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Akim

How popular is the name Akim?

In 2025, Akim was given to 25 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Akim a girl's or a boy's name?

Akim is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Akim most popular?

Akim peaked in 1973, when 135 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.

Is Akim a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Akim currently ranks #757 in France. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.