US rank #4298 Girls' name Peak 2011 904 births

Akemi — #4298 US girls' name

904 babies named Akemi in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121960s101970s701980s701990s862000s1892010s3392020s128
#4298
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Akemi was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

49 babies were named Akemi in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akemi

The Social Security Administration has registered 904 babies named Akemi between 1944 and 2024, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akemi currently holds the #4298 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akemi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 339 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Akemi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 206 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Akemi in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akemi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 904 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Akemi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

904

Since 1944

81 years of records

Peak year

2011

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,298

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1944

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2024

Akemi popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1944

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
49
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
0102030405060 202420172010200319961989198019711944 6

Akemi popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2006 (Akemi as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2006 5

Akemi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
339 births that decade — 38% of Akemi's all-time total
1940s121960s101970s701980s701990s862000s1892010s3392020s128

Akemi by state

Where Akemi concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Akemi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
206 22.8%
#2 New York
18 2.0%
#3 Texas
16 1.8%
California share of Akemi's total US births 22.8%
Even split

206 of 904 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akemi?
904 babies have been named Akemi since 1944. It currently ranks #4298 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 49 births.
When was Akemi most popular?
Akemi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 339 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Akemi most popular?
The top states for the name Akemi are California (206 births), New York (18 births), Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Akemi been used?
Akemi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 81 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Akemi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akeelah, Akela, Akeyla, Akeria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Akemi

Nearby Names Like Akemi

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Akemi

Names with a similar popularity rank to Akemi

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1944–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.