Akari
Akari is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Akari (wrestler), Chilean professional wrestler Akari Akase , Japanese singer, cosplayer, gravure idol, internet personality, and actress Akari Asahina , Japanese AV idol, actress and gravure model Akari Endo, Dominican-Japanese actress Akari Fujinami , Japanese freestyle wrestler Akari Harashima , Japanese voice…
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Akari
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Akari is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Akari (wrestler), Chilean professional wrestler Akari Akase , Japanese singer, cosplayer, gravure idol, internet personality, and actress Akari Asahina , Japanese AV idol, actress and gravure model Akari Endo, Dominican-Japanese actress Akari Fujinami , Japanese freestyle wrestler Akari Harashima , Japanese voice…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Akari
As a girl name
American parents first put Akari on the record books as a girl name in 1990, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 123 Akaris were born — ranking #1,672 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 51% of all recorded Akaris. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,672 among girl names with 123 births, rising sharply (+107% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Akaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Akari as a boy name dates back to 2002, when 8 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 119 newborns named Akari — #1,502 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 65% of all recorded Akaris. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,502 among boy names with 119 births, rising sharply (+121% over the past five years). In total, more than 954 Akaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Akari
Akari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Akari's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,672. Use the chart and map above to compare Akari's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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