Akira as a common name

Akira occurs as female Scottish name meaning "anchor".

Akira occurs as popular given title for each males and females in Japan. Many different kanji can be pronounced "Akira", and virtually all of the characters come variants in basic characters meaning "distinct" or even "bright". A equivalent characters will come out together using another character to form list such as Akio or Akihiko, meaning "bright boy".

Kanji characters commonly utilized for "Akira" include: 明, 晃, 章, 亨, 陽, 日, 彰, 昭

Population known as Akira: Akira Fujimoto, president of software company Integra Incorporated, Polish-born naturalized Japanese citizen Akira Ifukube (昭), composer Akira Ishida (彰), voice actor Akira Itou (章), manga artist Akira Isogawa, fashion designer Akira Kamiya (明), voice actor Akira Kurosawa (明), film maker Akira Maeda, wrestler Akira Natori (亮), astronomer Sasanuma Akira (晃), voice actor Akira Terao (聰), musician, actor Akira Toriyama (明), manga artist Akira Yamaoka (晃), composer Akira Yoshizawa, origami artist

Fictional characters known as Akira: Akira, a title character in the manga Akira Akira Ijyuin, character in the manga Man of Many Faces Akira Mijyou, character in the manga and anime Scryed Akira Okuzaki, character in the anime Mai-HiME Akira SudÅ?, character in the manga Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai Akira Toya, character in the manga and anime Hikaru no Go Akira, character in the video game Rival Schools