How Many People Are Named Akane?
people named Akane are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 965,493 people in the US has this name
Based on 358 babies named Akane in Social Security records from 1979 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
18 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Japanese 茜 (akane) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Akane in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Akane alive today is about 18 years old, and 84% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 27 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Akane first appears in the records in 1979 and was given most often in 1998, to 18 babies. In 2025, 13 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1979 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Akane has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #5,585, in 1998. In 2025 it ranked #7,905.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,905 |
| Best rank | #5,585 (1998) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #10,440 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Akane alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Akane were born in California than in any other state: about 21 of those alive today.
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