Akay
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ah-KAI
- Origin
- Turkish
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Akay is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “white moon”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Akay mean?
Turkish: from Turkish ak 'white' and ay 'moon'
“white moon”
A Turkish name joining ak 'white, pure' and ay 'moon'.
Is Akay a girl's or a boy's name?
Akay is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Akay in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Akay, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Akay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
Names like Akay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Bodhi Avyaan River Avi Arjan Yahya Shivansh Aviraj Advik Aveer Ayaan
Names related to Akay
More Turkish names
Ayla Aylin Alara Ayda Orhan Ayzel Kaya Aydin Aslan Eren Evren Ayaz Ela Aylah Aleyna Deniz
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Akay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/akay, updated 20 October 2026.