girl's name
Akina
- Origin Japanese
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 588
Akina is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Akina is a name of Japanese origin.
- Peaked in 2011, when 27 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Akina 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 | 40 |
| 1980s | 41 |
| 1990s | 87 |
| 2000s | 169 |
| 2010s | 134 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 60 |
How popular is Akina?
In 2025, Akina was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Akina 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 Akina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Akina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Akina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Akina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Akina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Akina
How popular is the name Akina?
In 2025, Akina was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Akina a girl's or a boy's name?
Akina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Akina most popular?
Akina peaked in 2011, when 27 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Akina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Akina currently ranks #9,682 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.