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Akari

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

Girl's name · #1880 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Akari has appeared in US records since 1990 — best rank #1813 (2023) · 1,132 babies named Akari all-time · 1 in 17,000 girls born in 2025.

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

Famous Akaris

• Akari Kurishima — Japanese association football player
• Akari Kitō — Japanese voice actress and singer
• Akari Fujinami — Japanese freestyle wrestler
• Akari Nanawo — Japanese singer
• Akari Hayami — singer

In stories & tradition

• Akari Unryu — Ranma ½
• Akari Yoshiyama — Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
• Akari Ichijou — The Last Blade · The Last Blade 2

What Akaris become

Among 153 notable people named Akari:

Entertainers appear 4.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Akari Kitō, Japanese voice actress and singer.

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