Is Akira a boy or girl name?
Akira is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 272 girls and 54 boys were named Akira, so 83.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 79.3% of the 9,523 US babies named Akira were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,499
- Girl rank, 2024
- #955
- Babies named Akira since 1913
- 9,523
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 453 babies
Boys and girls named Akira, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 119 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 342 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 119 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 54 | 50 | 48.1% |
| 1980s | 160 | 288 | 64.3% |
| 1990s | 242 | 955 | 79.8% |
| 2000s | 367 | 2,625 | 87.7% |
| 2010s | 313 | 2,520 | 89% |
| 2020s | 237 | 1,117 | 82.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54 | #2,499 | 272 | #955 |
| 2023 | 49 | #2,654 | 247 | #1,022 |
| 2022 | 45 | #2,827 | 189 | #1,264 |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,864 | 204 | #1,191 |
| 2020 | 46 | #2,689 | 205 | #1,152 |
| 2019 | 30 | #3,641 | 210 | #1,145 |
| 2018 | 45 | #2,709 | 215 | #1,135 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,107 | 251 | #1,030 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,202 | 261 | #1,014 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,299 | 260 | #1,026 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,154 | 233 | #1,092 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,067 | 229 | #1,080 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,808 | 264 | #965 |
| 2011 | 35 | #3,167 | 275 | #938 |
| 2010 | 34 | #3,240 | 322 | #835 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,400 | 345 | #819 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,649 | 424 | #707 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,188 | 336 | #845 |
| 2006 | 37 | #2,981 | 270 | #970 |
| 2005 | 28 | #3,450 | 229 | #1,043 |
| 2004 | 45 | #2,452 | 199 | #1,144 |
| 2003 | 42 | #2,471 | 213 | #1,057 |
| 2002 | 45 | #2,295 | 242 | #923 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,563 | 202 | #1,056 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,526 | 165 | #1,203 |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,264 | 179 | #1,108 |
| 1998 | 41 | #2,200 | 183 | #1,066 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,825 | 143 | #1,243 |
| 1996 | 32 | #2,444 | 92 | #1,656 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,021 | 82 | #1,763 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,597 | 55 | #2,352 |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,008 | 69 | #2,013 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,105 | 59 | #2,239 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,484 | 46 | #2,620 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,469 | 47 | #2,523 |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,359 | 30 | #3,404 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,166 | 22 | #4,016 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,726 | 34 | #2,853 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,686 | 41 | #2,421 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,711 | 29 | #3,085 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,272 | 32 | #2,782 |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,492 | 50 | #2,022 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,287 | 33 | #2,770 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,031 | 11 | #5,890 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,540 | 6 | #9,118 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,416 | 12 | #5,433 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,563 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,205 | 9 | #6,353 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,951 | 8 | #6,495 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,240 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,447 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,968 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,842 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,976 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,048 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,041 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,450 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,650 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,527 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,858 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,396 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,123 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,008 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 26 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,755 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 34 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 36 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 54 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 27 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 29 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 35 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 36 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 39 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 32 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,748 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 29 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 31 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,189 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,851 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 14 | #1,969 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,459 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Akira reached #938 in 1927. As a girl name, it reached #707 in 2008. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Akira
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.