NameTides

Akram

Akram was the #2,207 boys' name in the US in 2025 (64 babies), and #953 in England & Wales and #1,083 in Canada.

Akram as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Akram as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaIrelandEngland & WalesUS
Akram as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,207 (64)#953 (32)#829 (3)#1,083 (23)
2024#2,559 (52)#981 (31)#785 (3)#1,654 (12)
2023#1,868 (85)#1,139 (25)—#1,043 (22)
2022#2,191 (66)#925 (33)—#1,061 (21)
2021#2,652 (48)#939 (32)—#1,277 (16)
2020#1,996 (71)#993 (28)—#1,071 (20)
2019#2,129 (67)#908 (32)—#1,205 (17)
2018#2,230 (61)#1,040 (27)—#1,219 (16)
2017#1,883 (77)#996 (30)—#908 (25)
2016#2,437 (52)#1,050 (27)—#1,234 (16)
2015#2,565 (48)#1,159 (23)—#978 (22)
2014#2,754 (43)#866 (34)—#1,311 (14)
2013#3,582 (29)#1,183 (21)—#1,210 (16)
2012#3,115 (36)#1,086 (25)—#885 (25)
2011#3,164 (35)#1,209 (21)—#1,399 (13)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #1,868.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1973.

How common is it?

about 1 in 27,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 27,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,500uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Akram is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 25,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 42,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Akram by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #263MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Akram (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#7165

Akram (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AkramCanadaBoys#1,08323
AkramEngland & WalesBoys#95332
AkramIrelandBoys#8293
AkramNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AkramUSBoys#2,20764