Akari

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

Girl's name · #1881 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Akari is near its high-water mark: it reached #1813 in 2023 and still ranked #1881 in 2025. About 1,100 girls have carried it since 1990. About 66% of babies named Akari in recent years have been boys.

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.

Similar names: Nahomi · Acacia · Khari · Kaori · Sayuri · Nami

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