Across the world, Akira (Akira 
, アキラ , Акира 
) is a common unisex given name. The forename Akira is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Macao, where it is quite a rare feminine name, Japan, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Japan, Indonesia, and the United States. More frequently, Akira is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Akira | United States, Japan, Indonesia, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| アキラ | Japan |
| Акира | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan |
Akira is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Akira Nishikiyama , the Fictional character from the Yakuza series, Yakuza 0; Akira Kenjou , the fictional character from Kirakira PreCure a la Mode; Akira Yamamoto , character in 宇宙戦艦ヤマトシリーズ; Akira Yuki , the fictional character from Virtua Fighter, Dead or Alive 5 Last Round and Akira Ono , the fictional character from Hi Score Girl, and in many other works.
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akira yoshizawa Japanese origamist (1911-2005), JP (b. 1911) |
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| akira nagano born 1888; died 1975 (b. 1888) |
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akira hirota badminton player, JP (b. 1943) |
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| akira kotera Japanese chemist (b. 1911) |
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| akira umagoshi (b. 1902) |
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akira isogawa Australian fashion designer, AU (b. 1964) |
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| akira suwa Japanese seismologist and volcanologist (1919-1999) (b. 1919) |
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| akira hiraide (b. 1910) |
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| akira itami (b. 1911) |
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| akira kamada Japanese pharmacist (1922-2002) (b. 1922) |
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| akira sueno (b. 1913) |
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| akira arimura Japanese academic (1923-2007), US (b. 1923) |
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| akira ishimaru Ph.D. University of Washington 1958, JP (b. 1928) |
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| akira tohei Japanese aikidoka (1929-1999), US (b. 1929) |
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