Akima
NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. (NANA) is one of thirteen Alaska Native Regional Corporations created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA) in settlement of Alaska Native land claims. NANA was incorporated in Alaska on June 7, 1972. NANA is a for-profit corporation with a land base in the Kotzebue area in northwest Alaska. Its corporate office is in Kotzebue, Alaska.
Meaning & Origin of Akima
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. (NANA) is one of thirteen Alaska Native Regional Corporations created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA) in settlement of Alaska Native land claims. NANA was incorporated in Alaska on June 7, 1972. NANA is a for-profit corporation with a land base in the Kotzebue area in northwest Alaska. Its corporate office is in Kotzebue, Alaska.
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Origin & history
The Story of Akima
The earliest SSA record of Akima as a baby girl name dates back to 1972, when 5 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Akima — #8,757 in the national rankings. About 61% of every Akima on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Akima last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 80 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Akima
Akima is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 80 births in the dataset. Akima's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #8,757. Use the chart and map above to compare Akima'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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