Akai

“Red” — Japanese origin

Boy's name · #1753 in the US (2025) · Trending

Akai is climbing: on the charts since 1975, it is ranked #1753 in 2025, with about 90 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,000 have carried it all-time.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Akais

Akai Naomasa — Japanese samurai
Akai Terukage — Japanese samurai
Akai Osei — British actor, dancer, rapper, and singer

What Akais become

Among 15 notable people named Akai:

Similar names: Jin · Akari · Nakai · Asai · Sekai · Kasai

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