Akira is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2008 and remains in steady use.
Akira is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #983 among girls (257) and #2,539 among boys (52) — overall #1,653 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 309 | 309 | #983 | #2,539 |
| 2024 | 328 | 328 | #952 | #2,504 |
| 2023 | 297 | 297 | #1,018 | #2,660 |
| 2022 | 235 | 235 | #1,259 | #2,830 |
| 2021 | 247 | 247 | #1,191 | #2,864 |
| 2020 | 251 | 251 | #1,152 | #2,689 |
| 2019 | 240 | 240 | #1,145 | #3,641 |
| 2018 | 260 | 260 | #1,135 | #2,711 |
| 2017 | 276 | 276 | #1,030 | #4,108 |
| 2016 | 285 | 285 | #1,014 | #4,202 |
| 2015 | 294 | 294 | #1,026 | #3,299 |
| 2014 | 268 | 268 | #1,092 | #3,154 |
| 2013 | 253 | 253 | #1,080 | #4,067 |
| 2012 | 292 | 292 | #958 | #3,809 |
| 2011 | 310 | 316 | #938 | #3,167 |
| 2010 | 356 | 356 | #835 | #3,242 |
| 2009 | 377 | 377 | #819 | #3,400 |
| 2008 | 453 | 453 | #707 | #3,649 |
| 2007 | 371 | 371 | #845 | #3,188 |
| 2006 | 307 | 307 | #970 | #2,981 |
| 2005 | 257 | 257 | #1,043 | #3,450 |
| 2004 | 244 | 244 | #1,144 | #2,453 |
| 2003 | 255 | 260 | #1,057 | #2,471 |
| 2002 | 287 | 287 | #923 | #2,295 |
| 2001 | 239 | 239 | #1,056 | #2,563 |
| 2000 | 202 | 202 | #1,203 | #2,526 |
| 1999 | 219 | 219 | #1,108 | #2,264 |
| 1998 | 224 | 224 | #1,066 | #2,200 |
| 1997 | 170 | — | #1,243 | #2,825 |
| 1996 | 124 | — | #1,656 | #2,444 |
| 1995 | 105 | — | #1,763 | #3,022 |
| 1994 | 73 | — | #2,353 | #3,597 |
| 1993 | 80 | — | #2,013 | #5,007 |
| 1992 | 80 | — | #2,239 | #3,105 |
| 1991 | 58 | — | #2,620 | #4,485 |
| 1990 | 64 | — | #2,523 | #3,469 |
| 1989 | 58 | — | #3,405 | #2,359 |
| 1988 | 33 | — | #4,016 | #4,167 |
| 1987 | 53 | — | #2,853 | #2,726 |
| 1986 | 60 | — | #2,422 | #2,686 |
| 1985 | 47 | — | #3,086 | #2,711 |
| 1984 | 45 | — | #2,781 | #3,273 |
| 1983 | 69 | — | #2,022 | #2,493 |
| 1982 | 46 | — | #2,770 | #3,287 |
| 1981 | 25 | — | #5,890 | #3,034 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | #9,117 | #5,540 |
| 1979 | 20 | — | #5,433 | #4,415 |
| 1978 | 22 | — | #4,461 | #4,563 |
| 1977 | 21 | — | #6,353 | #3,205 |
| 1975 | 16 | — | #6,494 | #3,949 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,240 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #7,447 | — |
| 1971 | 7 | — | — | #3,969 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | — | #3,842 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | — | #3,974 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | — | #4,050 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | — | #4,041 |
| 1939 | 9 | — | — | #2,450 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | — | #2,650 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | — | #3,527 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | — | #2,858 |
| 1935 | 10 | — | — | #2,396 |
| 1934 | 12 | — | — | #2,123 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | — | #3,007 |
| 1932 | 17 | — | — | #1,779 |
| 1931 | 26 | — | — | #1,362 |
| 1930 | 18 | — | — | #1,755 |
| 1929 | 34 | — | — | #1,196 |
| 1928 | 36 | — | — | #1,188 |
| 1927 | 54 | — | — | #938 |
| 1926 | 27 | — | — | #1,404 |
| 1925 | 29 | — | — | #1,360 |
| 1924 | 35 | — | — | #1,223 |
| 1923 | 36 | — | — | #1,195 |
| 1922 | 39 | — | — | #1,140 |
| 1921 | 32 | — | — | #1,297 |
| 1920 | 20 | — | — | #1,748 |
| 1919 | 29 | — | — | #1,321 |
| 1918 | 31 | — | — | #1,256 |
| 1917 | 13 | — | — | #2,189 |
| 1916 | 16 | — | — | #1,851 |
| 1915 | 14 | — | — | #1,969 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | — | #2,459 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | — | #2,094 |