Akane
A girls’ name of Japanese origin, meaning deep red or brilliant red.
Akane by the numbers
Akane was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 18 babies in 1998, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Akane. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Akane
Names that are said the same way as Akane, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Akon5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Akane, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean red
Like Akane, each of these has red in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Scarlettdeep red; a dyer of cloth7,679 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rubydeep red gemstone1,032 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roryred king1,760 in England and Wales (2025)
- Scarletscarlet cloth; bright red color783 in the US (2017)
- Scarlettebright red cloth; variant of Scarlett336 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Akane
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