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Akito
Akito (あきと) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 瑛翔, 瑛 sparkle of a gem + 翔 to soar. It is popular today and has reached No. 17 in 2009.
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Ways to write Akito
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
瑛翔
瑛sparkle of a gem翔to soar, to fly
Boy, best No. 17 (2009–2020)暉人
暉to shine人person
Boy, 2 notable people on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Akito appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
秋斗autumn + the Big DipperGirl
彰人clear + personGirl
陽翔sun + to soarBoy
暁斗dawn + the Big DipperBoy
晃土clear + earthBoy
彰都clear + capital cityBoy
瑛斗sparkle of a gem + the Big DipperBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where Akito has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2009, at No. 17.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 50 |
| 2023 | No. 37 |
| 2022 | No. 34 |
| 2021 | No. 20 |
| 2020 | No. 20 |
| 2019 | No. 26 |
| 2018 | No. 29 |
| 2017 | No. 33 |
| 2016 | No. 49 |
| 2015 | No. 22 |
| 2013 | No. 29 |
| 2010 | No. 40 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Akito
Akito Watabe 渡部 暁斗Japanese Nordic combined skier
Akito Fukumori 福森 晃斗Japanese association football player
Akito Kawamoto 河本 明人Japanese association football player
Akito Tachibana 橘 章斗Japanese association football player
Akito Arima 有馬 朗人Japanese physicist and politician (1930–2020)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.