UK boy's name
Akay
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Akay is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Akay popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3254, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2020, with 6 births.
This profile covers 39 England and Wales registrations across 9 recorded years from 2013 to 2024. 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 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 39 living people in the UK are called Akay. 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 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Akay ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2020, when 6 boys were registered as Akay.
- • About 39 living people in the UK are estimated to have Akay as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3254
2024
Births in 2024
6
Latest year
Peak year
2020
6 births
Estimated living
39
2026
Popularity
Akay over time
The chart below shows babies named Akay registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2013 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Akay, the clearest high point is 2020. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2024, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Akay by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Akay 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 | #3632 | 20 | 4 |
| 2010s | #4195 | 19 | 5 |
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Names similar to Akay
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- Adam 71,855
- Archie 59,965
- Arthur 43,586
- Aaron 36,366
- Alex 32,729
- Andrew 20,169
- Arlo 19,061
- Aidan 16,776
- Albie 16,017
- Albert 15,809
FAQ
Akay: questions and answers
How popular is the name Akay in the UK right now?
In 2024, Akay was ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Akay most popular?
The peak year on record was 2020, with 6 babies registered as Akay in England and Wales.
How many people are called Akay in the UK?
A total of 39 babies have been registered as Akay across the 9 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.