Unisex name · since 1973
Akira
Akira has 7,817 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #985 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,817
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akira currently ranks #985 among unisex names in America, with 7,817 babies recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Akira recorded 7,817 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #985 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #1,935 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #985 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,817 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akira ranks #1,935 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #985 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,817 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,935 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #985 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,817
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akira's 7,817 recorded births place it above 97.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Akira compares
7,817 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Akira's all-time total is 21x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,817 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 424 | 21 | 19,840 |
Akira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Akira's full recorded timeline at 2000, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 424 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Akira popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 424
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Akira popularity over time - boys
2,020 total births recorded since 1913 (Akira as boys' name)
Akira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,625 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Akira's strongest decade.
2,625 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Akira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 50
1970s
50 births
- 1980s 288
1980s
288 births
- 1990s 955
1990s
955 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,625 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,521 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,378 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,625 births (34% of all-time use).
How Akira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Akira's total volume
Akira by state
Where Akira concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 743 | 9.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 481 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 462 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 431 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 422 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 415 | 5.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 326 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 304 | 3.9% |
743 of 7,817 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Akira appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Akira's data
- Akira's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (2,625 total births) through the 2020s (1,378) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Akiras (743 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Akira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
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, 1973–2025 (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 Akira 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.