Akemi
Akemi was the 5561st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 3269th; the most babies were born in 2011 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,264 places. More babies were named Akemi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,561 girls, up 532 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201149 babies
- Total since 1880
- 932babies recorded
Akemi popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2006.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,561 | 22 |
| 2020 | #6,093 | 19 |
| 2010 | #4,738 | 30 |
| 2000 | #11,841 | 7 |
| 1990 | #10,217 | 7 |
| 1980 | #7,423 | 8 |
| 1970 | #8,002 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Akemi, counting every spelling?
Akemi has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Akemi?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Akemi (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Akemi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Akemi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Akemi?
About 900 people born in the US named Akemi are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 10 and 27. That makes Akemi mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Akemi by state
How common Akemi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Akemi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Akemi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Akemi
How popular is the name Akemi?
Akemi was the 5561st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 3269th; the most babies were born in 2011 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,264 places. More babies were named Akemi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Akemi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Akemi in the US.
Where is Akemi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Akemi was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls).