Akari

Akari is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Akari are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 28%Female 72%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 28% male / 72% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Japan
US births since 1880: 240 male / 515 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Akari

To address Akari when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Akari," in English, "Guten Tag Akari," in German. About 28% of people named Akari are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Akari,

German

Guten Tag Akari,

French

Bonjour Akari,

Spanish

Estimado/a Akari:

Chinese

Akari您好：

Japanese

Akari様

English

Hi Akari,

German

Hi Akari,

French

Salut Akari,

Spanish

Hola Akari,

Chinese

Akari你好：

Japanese

Akariさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Akari by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	32%
Japan	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

240 male · 515 female · 755 births recorded

Male 32%Female 68%

Since 1980: 32% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Akari a male or female name?

Akari is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Akari are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Akari in an email?

Is Akari a unisex name?

Akari is not a unisex name: 28% of people named Akari are men. Akari leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Akari a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/akari (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_akari,
  title  = {Is Akari a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/akari},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}