unisex NAME · CURRENTLY #983

Akira

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“bright; clear”

A Japanese given name used for more than one gender and written with various kanji.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Akira has traveled through time

141915 201920 291925 181930 101935 71970 161975 121980 471985 641990 1051995 2022000 2572005 3562010 2942015 2512020 3092025
LATEST YEAR2025309 births
PEAK RANK#707in 2008
CURRENT USAGE83.2% F16.8% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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