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Akio

Boy

Meaning of Akio: Japanese: 'bright man'

Akio is a boy's name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3099th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3099

37 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

587

First recorded 1919 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 11 babies2003: 10 babies2004: 6 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 16 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 16 babies2010: 18 babies20102011: 13 babies2012: 15 babies2013: 13 babies2014: 12 babies2015: 11 babies2016: 19 babies2017: 14 babies2018: 15 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 19 babies20202021: 32 babies2022: 31 babies2023: 33 babies2024: 26 babies2025: 37 babies
US babies named Akio per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 37.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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