Akai

Meaning: Possibly red
Origin: Japanese

Boy's name · #1753 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Akai is climbing: on the charts since 1975, it is ranked #1753 in 2025, with about 90 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#3,256 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,576 in Ecuador (2012).

Famous Akais

Akai Terukage — Japanese samurai (1548–1573)
Akai Osei — British actor, dancer, presenter and musician (born 1999)
Akai Lee^zh — Hong Kong film actor (born 1978)

Similar names: Akaay · Kota · Akari · Nakai · Jin · Sekai

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