Akari (given name)

Akari (written: 灯, 明里, 明梨, 明理, 朱里, 朱莉, 亜香里, あかり in hiragana or アカリ in katakana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Nanawo Akari (ナナヲ アカリ, born 1995), Japanese musician and YouTuber
• Akari Akase (あかせ あかり, born 2001), Japanese singer, cosplayer, gravure idol, internet personality, and actress
• Akari Asahina (朝日奈 あかり, born 1988), Japanese AV idol, actress and gravure model
• Akari Endo (born 1989), Dominican-Japanese actress
• Akari Fujinami (藤波 朱理, born 2003), Japanese freestyle wrestler
• Akari Hayami (早見 あかり, born 1995), Japanese idol, singer, actress and model
• Akari Hibino (日比野 朱里, born 1959), Japanese voice actress
• Akari Inaba (born 1998), Japanese water polo player
• Akari Kageyama (影山 灯, born 1993), Japanese voice actress
• Akari Kaida (海田 明里, born 1974), Japanese video game composer
• Akari Kishikawa (岸川 朱里, born 1985), Japanese retired middle-distance runner
• Akari Kitō (鬼頭 明里, born 1994), Japanese voice actress
• Akari Kurishima (栗島 朱里, born 1994), Japanese women's footballer
• Akari Matsukubo (松久保 明梨, born 1996), Japanese professional footballer
• Akari Midorikawa (born 2005), Japanese professional squash player
• Akari Nibu (丹生 明里, born 2001), Japanese singer, voice actress
• Akari Ogata (緒方 亜香里, born 1990), Japanese judoka
• Akari Oumi (近江 あかり, born 1989), Japanese volleyball player
• Akari Saho (佐保 明梨, born 1995), Japanese idol and singer
• Akari Shiraki (白木 星, born 1996), Japanese professional footballer
• Akari Suda (須田 亜香里, born 1991), Japanese idol and singer
• Akari Takeshige (竹重 杏歌理, born 2003), Japanese professional footballer
• Akari Takeuchi (竹内 朱莉, born 1997), Japanese idol and singer
• Akari Uchida (内田 明理, born 1969), Japanese video game producer
• Akari Uemura (植村 あかり, born 1998), Japanese idol and singer
• Akari Yamada (山田 朱莉, born 1996), Japanese model and actress
• Akari Yoshida (吉田 朱里, born 1996), Japanese idol and singer