NameTides

Akari

Akari was the #542 boys' name in the US in 2025 (554 babies), and #782 in England & Wales and #1,804 in Canada.

Akari as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Akari as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanada
Akari as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#542 (554)#782 (42)#1,804 (11)
2024#1,631 (104)#2,444 (9)—
2023#1,608 (108)#2,814 (7)—
2022#2,094 (71)#2,321 (9)—
2021#2,499 (53)#3,990 (4)—
2020#2,323 (58)——
2019#2,582 (50)——
2018#2,943 (40)——
2017#3,378 (33)——
2016#4,470 (22)——
2015#4,890 (19)——
2014#4,138 (24)——
2013#3,753 (27)——
2012#4,390 (22)——
2011#5,945 (14)——

Akari as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Akari as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Akari as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,880 (104)#4,867 (4)#2,730 (7)
2024#1,870 (107)#3,696 (6)#2,685 (7)
2023#1,813 (111)#3,599 (6)#2,900 (6)
2022#2,445 (74)#3,149 (7)#2,835 (6)
2021#2,715 (63)#5,581 (3)—
2020#2,966 (54)#2,449 (10)—
2019#3,665 (41)#4,686 (4)—
2018#2,744 (62)#3,985 (5)—
2017#4,066 (36)——
2016#3,923 (38)——
2015#4,981 (27)——
2014#3,585 (43)——
2013#3,778 (40)#5,742 (3)—
2012#3,364 (48)——
2011#4,244 (34)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #542.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2002.
  • In 2025, 16% of US babies named Akari were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,100 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 3,100uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Akari is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,100 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 1,200 to 1 in 8,300.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Akari by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #437WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #801WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #640MNIllinois: #677ILMichigan: #679MINew York: #502NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: #443NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #448IAIndiana: #545INOhio: #395OHPennsylvania: #387PANew Jersey: #655NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #957CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #756CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #368MOKentucky: #708KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #525VAMaryland: #268MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #720AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: #477TNNorth Carolina: #330NCSouth Carolina: #311SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #253LAMississippi: #157MSAlabama: #260ALGeorgia: #350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #700TXFlorida: #412FL
Akari (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AkariCanadaGirls#2,7307
AkariCanadaBoys#1,80411
AkariEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
AkariEngland & WalesBoys#78242
AkariUSGirls#1,880104
AkariUSBoys#542554