Given name
Akeya
“one who is noble”
Akeya is a variant of Akela. One Hawaiian interpretation is “one who is noble.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Akeya is a variant of Akela. One Hawaiian interpretation is “one who is noble.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Akeya is a variant of Akela. An origin associated with Akela is Hawaiian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Akeya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 212
- 0 boys · 212 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 208 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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