Akbar first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1960. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1975, 21 babies received the name (ranked #2135). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7475), with roughly 11 babies named Akbar each year. Akbar's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 584 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.