Akie
Akie is a feminine Japanese given name.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Akie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Akie is a feminine Japanese given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Akie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Akie as a girl name dates back to 1917, when 5 babies received it. 1918 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Akie — #4,291 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1918 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 11 Akies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Akie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2005, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2005: 5 births, good for #11,471 nationwide. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2005 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Akies 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 Akie
Akie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Akie's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #4,291. Use the chart and map above to compare Akie'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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