babyNamedAkira
“clear, bright”probable meaning
Unisex name, of Asian origin. Lire en français
- most given unisex name in France
- 100th
- births in 2023–2025
- 80
- babies born in France
- 1 in 22,727
- +10.8% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2022
Meaning and origin of Akira
Akira is thought to mean “clear, bright” and is of Asian origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Akira in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2022.
- Over recent years, Akira has been rising (+10.8% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Akira every 114 schools.
Akira in English-speaking countries
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
12 babies in 3 years1 baby in 7,020
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
41 babies in 3 years1 baby in 7,913
- New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
11 babies in 3 years1 baby in 8,294
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
934 babies in 3 years1 baby in 10,678
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
102 babies in 3 years1 baby in 15,629
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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