Akai
Akai was the 1753rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1668th with 102 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,935 places. More babies were named Akai in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,753 boys, up 386 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 92boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023102 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,078babies recorded
Akai popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 68 since 1985.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #1,753 | 92 |
| 2020 | #2,139 | 65 |
| 2010 | #4,683 | 20 |
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How popular is Akai, counting every spelling?
Akai is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,183 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,753 for Akai on its own. Together these spellings went to 160 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akai | 92 | #1,753 | 424 |
| Akaay | 68 | #2,125 | 100 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Akai?
92 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Akai (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Akai born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 91 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Akai.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Akai?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Akai are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 13. That makes Akai a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Akai by state
How common Akai was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.6×), Pennsylvania (1.5×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Akai: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Akai, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Akai
How popular is the name Akai?
Akai was the 1753rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1668th with 102 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,935 places. More babies were named Akai in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Akai a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Akai in the US.
Where is Akai most popular?
In 2021–2025, Akai was most common in Florida (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and New York.