Akari

Meaning: Bright/luminous for kanji 明里; meaning varies by which kanji is chosen
Origin: Japanese

Boy's name · #542 in the US (2025) · Trending

66% boys · 34% girls — Akari is also given to girls: 104 in 2025, about 34% in recent years. Akari →

Popularity over time

Akari is climbing: on the charts since 2002, it reached #542 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet. In a single year its births jumped from about 100 in 2024 to 550 in 2025.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 21 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#782 in England & Wales (2025).

Famous Akaris

Akari Uchida — Japanese video game producer

In stories & tradition

Akari^es — Pokémon

What Akaris become

Among 153 notable people named Akari:

Similar names: Kaizen · Akai · Makari · Ren · Kasai · Sekai

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