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Akari

“Bright/luminous for kanji 明里; meaning varies by which kanji is chosen” — Japanese origin

Boy's name · #542 in the US (2025) · Trending

Akari has appeared in US records since 2002 — best rank #542 (2025) · 1,278 babies named Akari all-time · 1 in 3,100 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,500 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 21 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Akaris

• Akari Uchida — Japanese video game producer

In stories & tradition

• Akari Yoshiyama — Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
• Akari — video game character
• Akari Hinomoto — Digimon Fusion

What Akaris become

Among 153 notable people named Akari:

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