Meaning and history
From Japanese 明 (ake) meaning “bright” and 美 (mi) meaning “beautiful,” though other kanji combinations are also possible.
20062006: 17 births, rank #7,142
2007: 24 births, rank #5,709
2008: 30 births, rank #4,882
2009: 31 births, rank #4,677
2010: 30 births, rank #4,735
20112011: 49 births, rank #3,303
2012: 42 births, rank #3,711
2013: 49 births, rank #3,267
2014: 41 births, rank #3,719
2015: 33 births, rank #4,295
20162016: 26 births, rank #5,130
2017: 29 births, rank #4,695
2018: 18 births, rank #6,521
2019: 22 births, rank #5,612
2020: 19 births, rank #6,083
20212021: 28 births, rank #4,719
2022: 27 births, rank #4,907
2023: 22 births, rank #5,549
2024: 33 births, rank #4,294
20252025: 22 births, rank #5,554
In 2025, 22 babies were recorded with the name Akemi, ranking #5,554 among girls.