boy · japanese
Akira
say it ah-kee-rah
What Akira means
- Japanese bright, clear (明/晃)
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 446 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 1216 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 2650 in the US (2024)
- no. 3051 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 3101 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 2020.
Names with a similar meaning
Luca Luke Finn Robert Albert Luciano Albie Nino Fionn Malo Noor Lucien
Akira in stories
- Akira: Akira, the boy whose psychic power destroyed Tokyo
- Devilman: Akira Fudo, the gentle boy fused with a demon
- Persona 5: Akira Kurusu, the protagonist's name in the manga