Akiva

Boy name

Akiva has been given to 2,932 babies in the U.S. since 1961. It peaked in 2020.

Meaning & origin

From Hebrew יַעֲקֹב.

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

2,932

Peak year

2020 (145 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1961

10-year trend

▲ +70%

Gender split

5% girls / 95% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Akiva.

2,932 babies since 1881

2,931 babies since 1975

2,935 babies since 1880

2,935 babies since 1983

2,939 babies since 1882

2,940 babies since 1880

2,942 babies since 1912

2,922 babies since 1997

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