Given name
Akia
“the firstborn child”
Akia is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “the firstborn child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “the firstborn child.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Akia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,654
- 94 boys · 1,560 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 95 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 81 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,358 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.
Akia’s family of names
Akia has a related form in Akiah. Akia has a related form in Akya. Akia has a related form in Akyah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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