Akira

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 79% girls / 21% boys

Akira first appears in the U.S. data in 1973 and has been recorded in 50 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 424 babies (rank #707 that year). In 2024 it was given to 272 girls (rank #955). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.
9,523
Total babies (all years)
50
Years in the data
424
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

→ See names similar to Akira  ·  Popular names of the 2000s  ·  Girls names starting with A

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Akira in 2024

Other girls' names starting with A

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19736#7,447
19758#6,495
19779#6,353
197815#4,459
197912#5,433
19806#9,118
198111#5,890
198233#2,770
198350#2,022
198432#2,782
198529#3,085
198641#2,421
198734#2,853
198822#4,016
198930#3,404
199047#2,523
199146#2,620
199259#2,239
199369#2,013
199455#2,352
199582#1,763
199692#1,656
1997143#1,243
1998183#1,066
1999179#1,108
2000165#1,203
2001202#1,056
2002242#923
2003213#1,057
2004199#1,144
2005229#1,043
2006270#970
2007336#845
2008424#707
2009345#819
2010322#835
2011275#938
2012264#965
2013229#1,080
2014233#1,092
2015260#1,026
2016261#1,014
2017251#1,030
2018215#1,135
2019210#1,145
2020205#1,152
2021204#1,191
2022189#1,264
2023247#1,022
2024272#955