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Akane
Akane (あかね) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 茜, 茜 madder red. It is popular today and has reached No. 4 in 1992.
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Ways to write Akane
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.
茜
茜madder red
Girl, best No. 4 (1992–2025)朱音
朱vermilion音sound
Girl, best No. 74 (2008–2014)Rarer spellings
These spellings of Akane appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
亜伽音next + attendant + soundGirl
亜伽根next + attendant + rootGirl
亜佳音next + beautiful + soundGirl
亜佳根next + beautiful + rootGirl
亜佳子next + beautiful + childGirl
亜加音next + to add + soundGirl
亜加根next + to add + rootGirl
亜加子next + to add + childGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Akane has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 1992, at No. 4.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2014 | No. 50 |
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 Akane
Akane Yamaguchi 山口 茜Japanese badminton player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.