Akane is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1998 and has grown less common since.
Akane is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,907 for girl births in the United States (and #13,576 across all names), given to 13 babies. Akane was first reported in SSA data in 1979 and peaked in 1998 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | #7,907 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #13,545 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #9,643 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | #8,562 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #15,365 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | #7,224 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | #7,740 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #8,313 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | #8,418 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #9,505 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #11,969 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #10,275 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #13,541 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #13,401 |
| 2010 | 13 | 13 | #8,719 |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | #10,000 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #17,610 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #11,664 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #13,648 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #9,477 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #12,803 |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | #8,011 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #11,144 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #11,053 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | #8,557 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | #6,840 |
| 1998 | 18 | 18 | #5,589 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #9,044 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #8,154 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #10,540 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #8,732 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #9,504 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #9,350 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #10,874 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #9,261 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #10,446 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #10,537 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #10,230 |