UK girl's name
Aakifa
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2020. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Aakifa is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Aakifa popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2020 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5493, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2006, with 4 births.
This profile covers 20 England and Wales registrations across 6 recorded years from 2006 to 2020. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 20 living people in the UK are called Aakifa. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2021 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Aakifa ranked #5493 for girls in England and Wales in 2020, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2006, when 4 girls were registered as Aakifa.
- • About 20 living people in the UK are estimated to have Aakifa as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5493
2020
Births in 2020
3
Latest year
Peak year
2006
4 births
Estimated living
20
2026
Popularity
Aakifa over time
The chart below shows babies named Aakifa registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2006 to 2020. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Aakifa, the clearest high point is 2006. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2020, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aakifa by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Aakifa was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5493 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #5400 | 10 | 3 |
| 2000s | #4851 | 7 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Aakifa
- Amelia 94,830
- Ava 54,556
- Amy 52,495
- Alice 46,815
- Abigail 45,658
- Amber 31,922
- Anna 27,802
- Alexandra 19,455
- Amelie 18,051
- Abbie 15,971
- Aimee 15,158
- Annabelle 15,120
FAQ
Aakifa: questions and answers
How popular is the name Aakifa in the UK right now?
In 2020, Aakifa was ranked #5493 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Aakifa most popular?
The peak year on record was 2006, with 4 babies registered as Aakifa in England and Wales.
How many people are called Aakifa in the UK?
A total of 20 babies have been registered as Aakifa across the 6 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.