girl's name
Akane
- Origin Japanese
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 376
Akane is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Akane is a name of Japanese origin.
- Peaked in 1998, when 18 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1979.
Akane over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 23 |
| 1990s | 83 |
| 2000s | 90 |
| 2010s | 96 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 61 |
How popular is Akane?
In 2025, Akane was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Akane is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Akane is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Akané | Akané is a rare spelling of Akane, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Akane
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Akane also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Akane over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Akane
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Akane — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Akane
How popular is the name Akane?
In 2025, Akane was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Akane a girl's or a boy's name?
Akane is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Akane most popular?
Akane peaked in 1998, when 18 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Akane a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Akane currently ranks #7,996 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.