Unisex name · since 2002
Akari
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 1,278 babies named Akari, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,396 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #543 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,278
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Akari currently ranks #543 among unisex names in America, with 1,278 babies recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akari has been recorded 1,278 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #543 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #4,396 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #543 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,278 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akari ranks #4,396 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #543 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,278 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,396 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #543 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,278
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Akari's 1,278 recorded births place it above 90.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Akari compares
1,278 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Akari's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akari | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,278 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 554 | 34 | 22,252 |
Akari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Akari splits its recorded history at 2014: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 554 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Akari popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 554
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Akari popularity over time - girls
1,132 total births recorded since 1990 (Akari as girls' name)
Akari by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (948 births, 74% of the file).
2020s was Akari's strongest decade.
948 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Akari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 64
2000s
64 births
- 2010s 266
2010s
266 births
- 2020s
2020s
948 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 948 births (74% of all-time use).
How Akari compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Akari's total volume
Akari by state
Where Akari concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 82 | 6.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 70 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 61 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 59 | 4.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 48 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 40 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 35 | 2.7% |
| #8 | California | | 28 | 2.2% |
82 of 1,278 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Akari appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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- Florida records the most Akaris (82 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Akari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Akari draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.