Is Akari a boy or girl name?
Akari is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 107 girls and 104 boys were named Akari, so 50.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 58.7% of the 1,751 US babies named Akari were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,625
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,861
- Babies named Akari since 1990
- 1,751
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 219 babies
Boys and girls named Akari, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 104 | #1,625 | 107 | #1,861 |
| 2023 | 108 | #1,604 | 111 | #1,813 |
| 2022 | 71 | #2,094 | 74 | #2,446 |
| 2021 | 53 | #2,499 | 63 | #2,716 |
| 2020 | 57 | #2,347 | 54 | #2,967 |
| 2019 | 50 | #2,583 | 41 | #3,669 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,944 | 62 | #2,748 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,382 | 36 | #4,067 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,471 | 38 | #3,928 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,893 | 27 | #4,986 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,139 | 43 | #3,589 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,755 | 40 | #3,782 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,394 | 48 | #3,365 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,957 | 34 | #4,247 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,745 | 17 | #7,226 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,813 | 24 | #5,714 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,203 | 21 | #6,353 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,189 | 20 | #6,564 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,706 | 19 | #6,598 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,142 | 15 | #7,512 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,399 | 17 | #6,776 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,609 | 7 | #12,452 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,662 | 19 | #5,902 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,076 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,494 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,460 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,475 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,869 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,155 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,090 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,603 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,534 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,996 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Akari reached #1,604 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #1,813 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Akari
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.