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Boy name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Akiva

uh-KEE-vuh · 5 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Protect; supplant
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Jewish
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · religious
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1518
2024 births116
Peak year2020
First appeared1961
Total US births2,668
2020 peak19611977199320082024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Akivah
Alternate spellings
AkivahAkiba
In other languages
Akiva (Hebrew)Akiba (variant)

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Notable people named Akiva

Akiva ben Joseph (1st-2nd c. tanna)
Akiva Goldsman