Akiba
Akiva or Akiba is a Jewish-ethnic name, arising in Aramaic from Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב, and thus cognate to English Jacob.
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Akiba
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Akiva or Akiba is a Jewish-ethnic name, arising in Aramaic from Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב, and thus cognate to English Jacob.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Akiba
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Akiba as a girl name dates back to 1970, when 6 babies received it. 1976 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Akiba — #3,963 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 86% of all recorded Akibas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1992 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 87 Akibas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Akiba as a boy name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 1975 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Akiba — #5,464 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1975 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Akibas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Akiba
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About the name Akiba
Akiba is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 87 births in the dataset. Akiba's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #3,963. Use the chart and map above to compare Akiba'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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