Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE) origin
Source-reportedFrom Aramaic עֲקִיבָא (ʿăqīḇā).
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: עקיבאCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Turkish Wiktionary: עקיבאCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE) roots
Language contexts for this entry: Hebrew, Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE), Yiddish
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01 / Meaning & origin
עקיבא is a masculine given name documented in Hebrew, Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE) and Yiddish. English Wiktionary traces it to Aramaic עֲקִיבָא.
From Aramaic עֲקִיבָא (ʿăqīḇā).
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Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1), 2024: 135 male (rank 119). Documented as a given name in Hebrew.
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03 / By the numbers
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1949–2024 Spelling: עקיבא
Recorded category male
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Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel · Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
No rounding stated; counts are integers (valueStatus=observed). Thousands separators in the total column are removed when parsing.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | People | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 22 | 209 | observed |
| 1950 | 19 | 228 | observed |
| 1951 | 25 | 188 | observed |
| 1952 | 22 | 208 | observed |
| 1953 | 27 | 185 | observed |
| 1954 | 24 | 194 | observed |
| 1955 | 26 | 184 | observed |
| 1956 | 14 | 265 | observed |
| 1957 | 12 | 295 | observed |
| 1958 | 23 | 198 | observed |
| 1959 | 18 | 234 | observed |
| 1960 | 16 | 255 | observed |
| 1961 | 22 | 204 | observed |
| 1962 | 22 | 209 | observed |
| 1963 | 13 | 278 | observed |
| 1964 | 20 | 221 | observed |
| 1965 | 12 | 289 | observed |
| 1966 | 12 | 284 | observed |
| 1967 | 12 | 276 | observed |
| 1968 | 17 | 254 | observed |
| 1969 | 13 | 281 | observed |
| 1970 | 21 | 234 | observed |
| 1971 | 14 | 285 | observed |
| 1972 | 16 | 273 | observed |
| 1973 | 14 | 313 | observed |
| 1974 | 20 | 266 | observed |
| 1975 | 24 | 252 | observed |
| 1976 | 28 | 241 | observed |
| 1977 | 16 | 298 | observed |
| 1978 | 18 | 277 | observed |
| 1979 | 22 | 256 | observed |
| 1980 | 24 | 256 | observed |
| 1981 | 32 | 227 | observed |
| 1982 | 36 | 218 | observed |
| 1983 | 26 | 262 | observed |
| 1984 | 31 | 227 | observed |
| 1985 | 37 | 222 | observed |
| 1986 | 28 | 250 | observed |
| 1987 | 30 | 252 | observed |
| 1988 | 45 | 207 | observed |
| 1989 | 43 | 208 | observed |
| 1990 | 27 | 249 | observed |
| 1991 | 45 | 192 | observed |
| 1992 | 36 | 213 | observed |
| 1993 | 43 | 194 | observed |
| 1994 | 45 | 187 | observed |
| 1995 | 25 | 257 | observed |
| 1996 | 43 | 188 | observed |
| 1997 | 44 | 196 | observed |
| 1998 | 44 | 193 | observed |
| 1999 | 47 | 189 | observed |
| 2000 | 45 | 201 | observed |
| 2001 | 45 | 196 | observed |
| 2002 | 39 | 208 | observed |
| 2003 | 66 | 169 | observed |
| 2004 | 66 | 175 | observed |
| 2005 | 60 | 183 | observed |
| 2006 | 74 | 161 | observed |
| 2007 | 74 | 168 | observed |
| 2008 | 78 | 164 | observed |
| 2009 | 70 | 175 | observed |
| 2010 | 78 | 166 | observed |
| 2011 | 80 | 165 | observed |
| 2012 | 66 | 181 | observed |
| 2013 | 75 | 172 | observed |
| 2014 | 102 | 155 | observed |
| 2015 | 96 | 159 | observed |
| 2016 | 71 | 183 | observed |
| 2017 | 98 | 161 | observed |
| 2018 | 91 | 171 | observed |
| 2019 | 82 | 165 | observed |
| 2020 | 98 | 151 | observed |
| 2021 | 96 | 158 | observed |
| 2022 | 127 | 127 | observed |
| 2023 | 115 | 136 | observed |
| 2024 | 135 | 119 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “עקיבא” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Released 2025-12-08 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted)
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06 / Behind the facts
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Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה) · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted) · retrieved 2026-10-15
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