MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Akbar mean?
Akbar is the Arabic comparative or superlative built on the greatness root k-b-r. The Arabic comparative pattern expresses greater size or a higher degree of greatness.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अकबर
Conventional spelling
Arabic
أكبر
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Akbar in Indian usage
75,978 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (97.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as male: 74,160 records (97.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 918 |
| 1940s | 3,170 |
| 1950s | 6,794 |
| 1960s | 12,055 |
| 1970s | 17,603 |
| 1980s | 22,524 |
| 1990s | 12,658 |
| Other decades | 256 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 29,268 |
| Bihar | 12,695 |
| Rajasthan | 6,804 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4,633 |
| Kerala | 4,138 |
| Jharkhand | 3,967 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 3,885 |
| Maharashtra | 3,191 |
| Haryana | 2,080 |
| Delhi | 1,847 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,312 |
| Punjab | 819 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 244 |
| Goa | 222 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 186 |
| Manipur | 141 |
| Meghalaya | 132 |
| Puducherry | 110 |
| Other states | 304 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Akbar / M | 8 | 2,664 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Akbar ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Akbar; Table_6, C2682 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Akbar; Table_6, C2682
- Wiktionary: أكبر ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Wiktionary: Akbar ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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