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Akira
OriginJapanese
Meaning"bright, intelligent"
GenderBoy
About Akira
Variation of Akiro
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,154 | 35 | 18.2 |
| 2015 | #3,299 | 34 | 17.7 |
| 2016 | #4,202 | 24 | 12.6 |
| 2017 | #4,107 | 25 | 13.5 |
| 2018 | #2,709 | 45 | 24.8 |
| 2019 | #3,641 | 30 | 16.7 |
| 2020 | #2,689 | 46 | 26.7 |
| 2021 | #2,864 | 43 | 24.6 |
| 2022 | #2,827 | 45 | 25.8 |
| 2023 | #2,654 | 49 | 28.6 |
| 2024 | #2,499 | 54 | 31.3 |
| 2025 | #2,539 | 52 | 30.4 |
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