unisex name
Akari
- Origin Japanese
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 2,569
the United States
#542
2025 births
Akari is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 47% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 658 babies in the United States, ranking #542. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Akari is a name of Japanese origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 658 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,039 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1990.
Akari over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 57 |
| 2000s | 240 |
| 2010s | 652 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,461 |
How popular is Akari?
In 2025, Akari was given to 658 babies in the United States, ranking #542 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Akari 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.
Names that peaked alongside Akari
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Akari also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Akari over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Akari
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Akari — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Akari
How popular is the name Akari?
In 2025, Akari was given to 658 babies in the United States, ranking #542 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Akari a girl's or a boy's name?
Akari is used for both girls and boys. About 47% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Akari most popular?
Akari peaked in 2025, when 658 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Akari a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Akari currently ranks #542 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.