girls:
920 births since 1990
#4796 (16th percentile)
boys:
619 births since 2002
#3967 (13th percentile)
overall:
1.5k births since 1990
#6207 (20th percentile)
The name Akari is the #6,207 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,539 recorded births since 1990. This represents the 19.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 19.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,796 (16.1% percentile) for all time with 920 births since 1990. For boys, it ranks #3,967 (13.4% percentile) for all time with 619 births since 2002.
Akari first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1990 (1990 for girls and 2002 for boys). Birth data for Akari is available in 32 out of the 34 years between 1990 and 2023 (32 years for girls and 22 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Akari has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (59.8% of all recorded births). In 2023, 50.5% of babies named Akari were girls.
For girls, Akari reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 11.1% percentile (ranked #842) with 63 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 63 births per million (ranked 11.1% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2017, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Akari is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #842 (11.1% percentile) with 63 births per million.
For boys, Akari reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 11.3% percentile (ranked #808) with 59 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 59 births per million (ranked 11.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2006, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Akari is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #808 (11.3% percentile) with 59 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Akari".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Akari. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 56.4% confident that Akari is pronounced as uh-KAH-ree, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is ah-KAH-ree, at 30.8% confidence, with 3 syllables.
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