Akiva

Popularity Trends

The name Akiva is the #5,192 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,685 recorded births since 1961. This represents the 32.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 32.9% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,504 (45.4% percentile) for all time with 2,547 births since 1961. For girls, it ranks #5,578 (2.4% percentile) for all time with 138 births since 1973.

Akiva first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1961 (1961 for boys and 1973 for girls). Birth data for Akiva is available in 55 out of the 63 years between 1961 and 2023 (55 years for boys and 19 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Akiva has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 94.9% of all recorded births being male.

For boys, Akiva reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 15.6% percentile (ranked #761) with 78 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 78 births per million (ranked 15.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Akiva ranks #796 for boys (12.6% percentile) with 66 births per million, which is 83.6% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Akiva reached its peak popularity in 1998, achieving the 0.7% percentile (ranked #868) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 1998, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Akiva ranks #947 for girls (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 50.4% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Akiva".

1961 2023 19612023

Key Statistics

Total Births

138

Peak Births

Peak Year

1998

First Recorded

1973

Peak Percentile

0.7%

Current Percentile

0.0%

Peak Rank

#868

Current Rank

#947

Female statistics

Total Births

2,547

Peak Births

145

Peak Year

2020

First Recorded

1961

Peak Percentile

15.6%

Current Percentile

12.6%

Peak Rank

#761

Current Rank

#796

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Akiva", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Akiva.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Akiva's popularity from 1958 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Akiva at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Akiva range from Samir at 97.7% correlation to Rivka at 97.2% correlation, with an average correlation level of 97.4%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Isaias with 17.2K births (100% boys) and the least popular is Yehudis with 2.2K births (100% girls).

Akiva's share of births peaked at 78.4 births per million in 2020 (5.7 for girls in 1998 and 78.4 for boys in 2020). It reached its lowest point of 2.3 births per million (3% of peak) in 1961. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Akiva had 68.4 births per million, 87% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Samir

10.2k

97.71% (very strong)

Faigy

3,339

97.66% (very strong)

Shimon

4,984

97.60% (very strong)

Yehuda

7,161

97.54% (very strong)

Yosef

9,714

97.50% (very strong)

Yehudis

2,152

97.40% (very strong)

Dovid

3,070

97.35% (very strong)

Yitzchok

4,938

97.34% (very strong)

Isaias

17.2k

97.34% (very strong)

Avraham

4,546

97.33% (very strong)

Tzvi

3,834

97.29% (very strong)

Rivka

9,153

97.21% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Akiva

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Akiva. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 67.4% confident that Akiva is pronounced as uh-KEE-vuh, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is ah-KEE-vuh, at 32.6% confidence, with 3 syllables.

uh-KEE-vuh

67.4%

ah-KEE-vuh

32.6%

uh-KEE-vuh (3 syllables)

Verified

67.4% confidence

AH0 K IY1 V AH0

ah-KEE-vuh (3 syllables)

32.6% confidence

AA0 K IY1 V AH0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like AH0 K IY1 V AH0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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