Aki
Aki is a surname, a given name, and a nickname. Aki is a common Japanese, Finnish and Nigerian given name. Aki is also a Japanese surname.
Meaning & Origin of Aki
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aki is a surname, a given name, and a nickname. Aki is a common Japanese, Finnish and Nigerian given name. Aki is also a Japanese surname.
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The Story of Aki
As a girl name
Aki first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1972, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 9 Akis were born — ranking #6,889 that year. As of 2026, Aki ranks #13,584 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 248 Akis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Aki first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1971, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 16 Akis were born — ranking #5,562 that year. As of 2026, Aki ranks #5,825 for boys with 15 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). In total, more than 395 Akis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Aki
Aki is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 395 births in the dataset. Aki's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #3,837. Use the chart and map above to compare Aki'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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