Akon
Boy · AY-kon
Akon is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Akon come from?
Uncertain; also a Seediq name in Taiwan
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Is Akon a girl's or a boy's name?
Akon is a boys' name.
How popular is Akon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Akon in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Akon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
Names like Akon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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