Akin is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1998 and remains in steady use.
Akin is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,820 for boy births in the United States (and #14,351 across all names), given to 12 babies. Akin first appears in 1971 and peaked in 1998 (14 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #6,820 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #7,790 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | #6,232 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #9,014 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #6,040 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #12,101 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | #8,237 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #8,177 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #9,735 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #8,767 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #9,673 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #10,777 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #9,748 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #9,630 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #9,891 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #11,090 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #10,968 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | #8,013 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #7,649 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #8,674 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #9,426 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #9,273 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #8,225 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #5,044 |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | #4,656 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #6,109 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #4,890 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #5,130 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | #4,810 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #5,952 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #5,836 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #6,959 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #4,579 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,346 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #5,494 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #5,637 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #4,414 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #5,794 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #3,390 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | #3,432 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #3,843 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #5,111 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,451 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #4,915 |