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Akiva
OriginHebrew
Meaning"to protect, shelter"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked
Below 5 births
Boys#1466
2025 SSA
About Akiva
Bright and bold traditionally masculine name used in Israel.
Akiva for boys#1466 US
Akiva has a distinguished scholarly pedigree and a lovely meaning. Its softer sound is very on trend for masculine names at the moment and is in line with more familiar monikers like Ezra, Elijah and Theo.
Pronounced ah-KEE-vah.
As of October 2026, Akiva ranked #15265 for girls in US births in 2023 and #1466 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6087 for girls in 1973 and #1263 for boys in 2020.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,729 | 87 | 45.3 |
| 2015 | #2,020 | 71 | 37 |
| 2016 | #1,675 | 94 | 49.5 |
| 2017 | #1,611 | 99 | 53.5 |
| 2018 | #1,823 | 83 | 45.7 |
| 2019 | #1,887 | 79 | 44 |
| 2020 | #1,263 | 145 | 84 |
| 2021 | #1,583 | 109 | 62.3 |
| 2022 | #1,562 | 113 | 64.7 |
| 2023 | #1,446 | 125 | 73.1 |
| 2024 | #1,518 | 116 | 67.3 |
| 2025 | #1,466 | 121 | 70.8 |
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- Akiva ben YosefBoy
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