Akiva
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning to seize, to hold; a form of Akiba.
Babies a year
96
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1897
13 babies
Akiva by the numbers
In 2025, 13 babies in England and Wales were named Akiva. In the US, 96 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Akiva. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
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