Gender
Origin
- Japanese
- anchor
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Akira
Pronunciation
a-ki-ra
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #2497, 54 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2539, 52 births)
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #706, 423 births); most recent 2025 (rank #983, 257 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | 257 |
| 2024 | 54 | 272 |
| 2023 | 49 | 247 |
| 2022 | 45 | 189 |
| 2021 | 43 | 204 |
| 2020 | 46 | 205 |
| 2019 | 30 | 210 |
| 2018 | 45 | 215 |
| 2017 | 25 | 251 |
| 2016 | 24 | 261 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #1457, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2658, 8 births)
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #760, 51 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1230, 26 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 26 |
| 2024 | 6 | 19 |
| 2023 | 6 | 37 |
| 2022 | 7 | 25 |
| 2021 | 6 | 32 |
| 2020 | 9 | 26 |
| 2019 | 6 | 24 |
| 2018 | 10 | 27 |
| 2017 | 7 | 35 |
| 2016 | 7 | 40 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #1669, 18 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1699, 17 births)
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #1665, 20 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2753, 9 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 9 |
| 2022 | 18 | 20 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 |
| 2020 | 13 | 7 |
| 2019 | 12 | 4 |
| 2018 | 10 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | 5 |
| 2016 | 9 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #566, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1927 (rank #66, 11 births); most recent 1936 (rank #122, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #514, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 6 |
| 2022 | – | 6 |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | 5 |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence