Gender
Male
Origin
- Hebrew
- Replaces
Replaces, supplants; a variant of Akiva. Akiba was a Jewish rabbi, said to have lived in Jerusalem in the time of the Second Temple and to have devoted himself to the study of the law. Many sayings are transmitted in Akiba''s name.
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Akiba
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1975 (rank #5469, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1976 (rank #3960, 16 births); most recent 1992 (rank #11734, 6 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data