UK girl's name
Akifa
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2001. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Akifa is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Akifa popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2001 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2783, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2001, with 5 births.
This profile covers 5 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2001 to 2001. 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.
Akifa is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 5 living people in the UK are called Akifa. 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 2002 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Akifa ranked #2783 for girls in England and Wales in 2001, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2001, when 5 girls were registered as Akifa.
- • About 5 living people in the UK are estimated to have Akifa as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2783
2001
Births in 2001
5
Latest year
Peak year
2001
5 births
Estimated living
5
2026
Decades
Akifa by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Akifa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #2783 | 5 | 1 |
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FAQ
Akifa: questions and answers
How popular is the name Akifa in the UK right now?
In 2001, Akifa was ranked #2783 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Akifa most popular?
The peak year on record was 2001, with 5 babies registered as Akifa in England and Wales.
How many people are called Akifa in the UK?
A total of 5 babies have been registered as Akifa across the 1 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.