Akiko
Meaning
bright child, crystal child or autumn child, depending on the kanji
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Akiko has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
560 people · the #12,358 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 76
Among people named Akiko living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Akiko
Most people given the name Akiko in the United States were born between 1970 and 2019. The Akiko you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Akiko deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Akiko truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Akiko fits with your family’s names and surname.
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