Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Akari

Meaning Akari is a feminine Japanese given name Gender Unisex · 47% girls Rank 2025 #542 Trend ↑ Rising 432%

Akari is a feminine Japanese given name.

Rank 2025
#542
among boys · ↑1,089 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
658
named Akari · +212% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,083
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
658 babies
All-time total
2,410
#4,397 all-time among boys
First recorded
1990
in Social Security records

Akari popularity over time

2,410 babies have been named Akari since 1990, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
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1990s 57 – 57 6 – –
2000s 176 64 240 24 +321% #6,815
2010s 386 266 652 65 +172% #2,584
2020s (to 2025) 513 948 1,461 244 +273% #542

Where Akari is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 713 0.42 #442
2027 883 0.52 #365
2028 1,059 0.62 #324
2029 1,236 0.72 #278
2030 1,409 0.83 #246

Where Akari is most popular

Boys named Akari per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.103 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Alabama, and North Carolina.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Akari born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 20 0.352 +242%
Alabama 26 0.238 +131%
North Carolina 58 0.227 +120%
South Carolina 22 0.213 +107%
Maryland 25 0.210 +103%
Georgia 52 0.205 +99%
Louisiana 20 0.196 +90%
Florida 77 0.163 +58%
Ohio 35 0.132 +28%
Pennsylvania 35 0.132 +28%
Missouri 17 0.123 +19%
New Jersey 23 0.114 +11%
Indiana 17 0.106 ≈ national
Nevada 6 0.105 ≈ national
Iowa 7 0.102 ≈ national
New York 43 0.099 ≈ national
Wisconsin 11 0.093 -10%
Tennessee 16 0.089 -14%
Arkansas 5 0.079 -23%
Virginia 14 0.074 -28%
Illinois 18 0.070 -32%
Texas 59 0.067 -35%
Minnesota 7 0.057 -45%
Michigan 11 0.054 -48%
Kentucky 5 0.050 -52%
Arizona 8 0.049 -53%
Colorado 6 0.046 -55%
Washington 7 0.043 -58%
California 28 0.031 -70%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Akari

Akari is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #542 in 2025 with 554 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1990, 2,410 American babies have been named Akari, about 53% boys and 47% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 658 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Akari stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Akari?

The median living Akari is about 3 years old; half are between 0 and 10. An estimated 2,400 people named Akari are alive in the United States today.

median 3 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Akari year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 104 #1,881 554 #542
2024 107 #1,871 104 #1,631
2023 111 #1,813 108 #1,608
2022 74 #2,446 71 #2,095
2021 63 #2,716 53 #2,500
2020 54 #2,968 58 #2,323
2019 41 #3,669 50 #2,584
2018 62 #2,748 40 #2,945
2017 36 #4,067 33 #3,383
2016 38 #3,928 22 #4,472
2015 27 #4,986 19 #4,894
2014 43 #3,589 24 #4,139
2013 40 #3,782 27 #3,755
2012 48 #3,366 22 #4,394
2011 34 #4,247 14 #5,957
2010 17 #7,226 15 #5,745
2009 24 #5,714 12 #6,815
2008 21 #6,354 11 #7,203
2007 20 #6,564 9 #8,189
2006 19 #6,598 6 #10,709
2005 15 #7,513 7 #9,144
2004 17 #6,777 5 #11,401
2003 7 #12,452 6 #9,609
2002 19 #5,902 8 #7,663
2001 18 #6,076 – –
2000 16 #6,494 – –
1995 10 #8,090 – –
1990 5 #12,995 – –
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Famous people named Akari

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Akari Nanawo Japanese musician (born 1995) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Akari, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Akari?

The median living Akari is about 3 years old. Half of all living Akaris are between 0 and 10 years old.

How many people named Akari are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Akari are alive in the United States, based on 2,410 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Akari mean?

Akari is a feminine Japanese given name.

How popular is the name Akari in 2025?

Akari ranked #542 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 554 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Akari?

2,410 babies have been named Akari in the United States since 1990, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Akari most popular?

Akari peaked in 2025, when 658 newborns received the name.

Is Akari a boy or girl name?

Akari is used for both: about 47% of babies named Akari have been girls and 53% boys.

Is the name Akari rising or falling?

Akari is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Akari become more popular?

Akari is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,409 boys named Akari in 2030, which would rank around #246. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Akari?

Well-known people named Akari include Akari Nanawo (singer).

Names like Akari

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