Akeda
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Meaning & Origin of Akeda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Binding of Isaac, or simply "The Binding", is a story from chapter 22 of the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament. In the biblical narrative, God orders Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac on the mountain called Jehovah-jireh in the region of Moriah.
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The Story of Akeda
American parents first put Akeda on the record books as a baby girl name in 1997, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 7 Akedas were born — ranking #10,836 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1997 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 7 Akedas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Akeda
Akeda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 7 births in the dataset. Akeda's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #10,836. Use the chart and map above to compare Akeda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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