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Akira

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Akira: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Akira: Recorded every year since 1996, it reached #760 in 2015, and it stood at #1,603 in 2024.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #760 to #3262.1996199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#760#3262
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2096
1998#2165
1999#1473
2000#2167
2001#3262
2002#1784
2003#2191
2004#1952
2005#2247
2006#1502
2007#1741
2008#1447
2009#1837
2010#1653
2011#1374
2012#1720
2013#1128
2014#1177
2015#760
2016#916
2017#1021
2018#1234
2019#1316
2020#1238
2021#1069
2022#1282
2023#941
2024#1603

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2096 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #760 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1603 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #760 in England and Wales in 2015.

Akira's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024England and Walesfemale#160319HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#32546HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#94137HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#31126HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#128225HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#27557HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#106932HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#30176HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#123826HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#22289HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#131624HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#30136HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#123427HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#211210HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#102135HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#27347HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#91640HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#28047HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#76051HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#23199HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#117729HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#38954HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#112831HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#22169HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#172017HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#27217HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#137422HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#38304HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#165317HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#191111HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#183714HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#25447HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#144719HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#25077HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#174114HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#35894HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#150216HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#22827HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#22479HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#145613HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#195210HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#17329HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#21918HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#24705HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#178410HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#16518HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#32624HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#17467HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#21677HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#25014HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#147312HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#113012HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#21657HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#16427HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#13459HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#20967HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#17656HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #760 in England and Wales in 2015. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.