Akya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AH-kya
- Origin
- Modern
Akya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Akya come from?
Modern: American coinage, perhaps Kya with an A- prefix
Is Akya a girl's or a boy's name?
Akya is a girls' name.
How popular is Akya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Akya in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Akya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
Names like Akya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Zya, Safa, Kaliyah, Zaniyah, Zayla, Zamya, Aliya, Amira, Salma, Jaliyah, Amaya
Names related to Akya
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, “Akya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/akya, updated 20 October 2026.