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Akari

Akari: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“light or brightness”
Origin
Japanese
Say it
ah-KAH-ree · 3 syllables
Used for
Both (59% girls, 41% boys since 1880)

Japanese name whose meaning depends on the kanji used; a common interpretation is “light, brightness.” It can also be written with other character combinations.

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How popular is Akari?

202463.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Akari in 2024211

2024 rank#1,870 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18801,751

Akari is rising: use over the last five years is 3.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Akari

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Akirabright, clear · Japanese
  • Renlotus; love; connection · Japanese
  • Sorasky · Japanese
  • Koicarp · Japanese

Akari questions

What does the name Akari mean?

Akari means "light or brightness". It comes from Japanese. Japanese name whose meaning depends on the kanji used; a common interpretation is “light, brightness.” It can also be written with other character combinations.

Is Akari a boy or girl name?

Akari is used for both: about 59% of US babies named Akari since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Akari?

211 US babies were named Akari in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Akari?

Akari is usually pronounced ah-KAH-ree.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.