Akbar is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “greatest.” In 2024 it was given to 16 boys in the United States.
Akbar belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “greatest” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Akbar first appears in Social Security records in 1960. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2135 in 1975, and in 2024 16 babies received the name — 584 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Akbar means “greatest” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Akbar is a boy name. In 2024, 16 babies received the name in the US.
Akbar comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Akbar first appears in US records in 1960. Its best-ever ranking was #2135 in 1975, and 16 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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