Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 79% girls / 21% boys
Origin: JapaneseAkira is a given name present in a few languages. It is a unisex, but predominantly male Japanese given name. There are several kanji for Akira.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Akira yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 6 | #7,447 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,495 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,353 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,433 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,118 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,890 |
| 1982 | 33 | #2,770 |
| 1983 | 50 | #2,022 |
| 1984 | 32 | #2,782 |
| 1985 | 29 | #3,085 |
| 1986 | 41 | #2,421 |
| 1987 | 34 | #2,853 |
| 1988 | 22 | #4,016 |
| 1989 | 30 | #3,404 |
| 1990 | 47 | #2,523 |
| 1991 | 46 | #2,620 |
| 1992 | 59 | #2,239 |
| 1993 | 69 | #2,013 |
| 1994 | 55 | #2,352 |
| 1995 | 82 | #1,763 |
| 1996 | 92 | #1,656 |
| 1997 | 143 | #1,243 |
| 1998 | 183 | #1,066 |
| 1999 | 179 | #1,108 |
| 2000 | 165 | #1,203 |
| 2001 | 202 | #1,056 |
| 2002 | 242 | #923 |
| 2003 | 213 | #1,057 |
| 2004 | 199 | #1,144 |
| 2005 | 229 | #1,043 |
| 2006 | 270 | #970 |
| 2007 | 336 | #845 |
| 2008 | 424 | #707 |
| 2009 | 345 | #819 |
| 2010 | 322 | #835 |
| 2011 | 275 | #938 |
| 2012 | 264 | #965 |
| 2013 | 229 | #1,080 |
| 2014 | 233 | #1,092 |
| 2015 | 260 | #1,026 |
| 2016 | 261 | #1,014 |
| 2017 | 251 | #1,030 |
| 2018 | 215 | #1,135 |
| 2019 | 210 | #1,145 |
| 2020 | 205 | #1,152 |
| 2021 | 204 | #1,191 |
| 2022 | 189 | #1,264 |
| 2023 | 247 | #1,022 |
| 2024 | 272 | #955 |
