Is Akiyah a boy or girl name?

Akiyah is a girl’s name. Of the 519 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Akiyah

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Akiyah was most popular in 2010, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,224 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 519 people named Akiyah.

Akiyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Akiyah’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Akiyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Akiyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 519 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org