Baby Name Popularity Profile

Akari

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Akari.

✦ Light, brightness 🌍 Japanese Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #542
All-Time Peak Rank #542 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 1,278 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 55.8% Boy / 44.2% Girl Highly Balanced
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 2002 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 554 births in 2025
💡 The Akari Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Light, brightness
Language Origin Japanese
Origin Type single
Derived from Japanese, meaning 'light' or 'brightness'.
Pronunciation: AH-kah-ree
Themes & Categories
Spiritual
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Akari across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +855.2%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +2815.8%
2015: 19 births 19 2016: 22 births 2017: 33 births 2018: 40 births 2019: 50 births 2020: 58 births 58 2021: 53 births 2022: 71 births 2023: 108 births 2024: 104 births 2025: 554 births 554
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 554 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 24 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 0
1990s: 0
2000s: 64
2010s: 266
2020s: 948

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables A-kar-i
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State North Carolina
Top States North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Maryland
States with Data 29
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
North Carolina #330 70 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #412 82 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #350 61 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #444 6 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #268 25 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #157 20 2025 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #311 22 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #260 26 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #253 20 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #658 23 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #700 59 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #368 17 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #395 35 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #477 16 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #387 40 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #545 17 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #721 8 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New York #502 48 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #525 14 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #439 11 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #448 7 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #757 6 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #679 23 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #555 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #802 7 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #641 7 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #679 11 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #709 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
California #958 28 2025 Insufficient historical volume

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