Akiah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- uh-KEE-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Akiah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Akiah come from?
Modern: spelling of Akia; A- added to Kia
Meaning borrowed from Akia.
Is Akiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Akiah is a girls' name.
How popular is Akiah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Akiah in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Akiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
Nicknames for Akiah
Names like Akiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Zaniyah Aziyah Aziah Kaliyah Jaliyah Zaliyah Alaiyah Hadassah Naziyah Zariah Kamiyah
Names related to Akiah
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Akiah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/akiah, updated 20 October 2026.