Will my child share the name Akorede with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 15 UK babies named Akorede per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Akorede in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Akorede becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Akorede is at its highest recorded position — #1,705 in 2025, with 15 births. In 2020 it ranked #4,608.

Is Akorede a good choice for a distinctive name?

Akorede is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Is Akorede a popular baby name in the United States?

Akorede does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

👦 Boy's name 💎 Relatively Unique UK #1705

Akorede

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Akorede is a distinctive choice, ranked #1705 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Akorede in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

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About the Name Akorede

Akorede has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 1190 places in five years. It was most popular in 2022 at #2321 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2012.

Akorede is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Akorede in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Akorede

Akorede — Akorede is a Nigerian male given name and surname of Yoruba origin.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.