girls:
7.3k births since 1973
#1911 (67th percentile)
boys:
1.9k births since 1913
#2861 (38th percentile)
overall:
9.2k births since 1913
#2810 (64th percentile)
The name Akira is the #2,810 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 9,193 recorded births since 1913. This represents the 63.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 63.7% of all names). For girls, it ranks #1,911 (66.6% percentile) for all time with 7,279 births since 1973. For boys, it ranks #2,861 (37.6% percentile) for all time with 1,914 births since 1913.
Akira first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1913 (1913 for boys and 1973 for girls). Birth data for Akira is available in 82 out of the 111 years between 1913 and 2023 (81 years for boys and 49 years for girls). 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 Akira has been given predominantly to girls, with 79.2% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 83.4% of babies named Akira were girls. Interestingly, until around 1979, the name was more popular for boys (94.4% boys from 1913 to 1978), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (85.0% girls from 1979 to 2023).
For girls, Akira reached its peak popularity in 2008, achieving the 40.2% percentile (ranked #589) with 204 births per million. The name was most common in 2008, with 204 births per million (ranked 40.2% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2011, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Akira ranks #708 for girls (25.3% percentile) with 141 births per million, which is 69.4% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Akira reached its peak popularity in 1927, achieving the 9.1% percentile (ranked #490) with 46 births per million. The name was most common in 1927, with 46 births per million (ranked 9.1% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2017, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Akira ranks #867 for boys (4.8% percentile) with 27 births per million, which is 57.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Akira".
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Our model has identified 5 different pronunciations for the name Akira. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 43.1% confident that Akira is pronounced as uh-KEE-ruh, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is uh-KIH-ruh, at 29.3% confidence, with 3 syllables.
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