boy's name
Akiva
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,353
Akiva is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 121 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2020, when 145 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 27,400 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1961.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Akiva over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 133 |
| 1980s | 177 |
| 1990s | 373 |
| 2000s | 629 |
| 2010s | 870 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 739 |
How popular is Akiva?
In 2025, Akiva was given to 121 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Akiva 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 Akiva
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Akiva also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Akiva over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Akiva
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Akiva — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Akiva
How popular is the name Akiva?
In 2025, Akiva was given to 121 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Akiva a girl's or a boy's name?
Akiva is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Akiva?
Akiva has 3 syllables.
When was Akiva most popular?
Akiva peaked in 2020, when 145 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Akiva a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Akiva currently ranks #1,471 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.