girl's name
Akirah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 519
Akirah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2009, when 34 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1993.
Akirah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 53 |
| 2000s | 220 |
| 2010s | 185 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 53 |
How popular is Akirah?
In 2025, Akirah was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Akirah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Akirah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Akirah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Akirah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Akirah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Akirah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Akirah
How popular is the name Akirah?
In 2025, Akirah was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Akirah a girl's or a boy's name?
Akirah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Akirah most popular?
Akirah peaked in 2009, when 34 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Akirah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Akirah currently ranks #12,200 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.