Akiva

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A few things about Akiva you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Akiva

Akiva Goldsman

American film producer

Choose Akiva and your child shares a first name with Akiva Goldsman, an American film producer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Akiva, like who?” Akiva Goldsman's Wikipedia article is available in 30 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 14,124 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Akiva, 121 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Akiva would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAkiva first shows up in US birth records in 1961, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 64 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2020, when it reached #1,262.
• 📈Then vs nowAkiva is 3.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 50,251 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 14,124.
• 🍂TrendAkiva has slipped 204 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,466. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAkiva is most popular in New Jersey, where it ranks #305, followed by New York (#367) and Maryland (#516). It's in the top 1,000 in 3 states.

About the name Akiva

Akiva is a boy name of Hebrew origin. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-iva”. US birth records list Akiva for boys from 1961 to 2025, in 57 of those 65 years. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked #1,262 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,466, with 121 babies.

Origin:Hebrew names