Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Hawaiian usage, Akoni is a short form of ANAKONI.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Akoni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 225
- 225 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #6,821 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,821 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 17 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 194 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 66,128 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Akoni’s family of names
In Hawaiian usage, Akoni is a short form of ANAKONI. In Greek usage, Akoni as a surname is a transliteration of Ακόνη. In Hawaiian usage, Akoni has a related form in ANAKONI.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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