Alakai
Alakai was the 1808th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1558th with 112 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,708 places. More babies were named Alakai in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,808 boys, up 190 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 88boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023112 babies
- Total since 1880
- 910babies recorded
Alakai popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,808 | 88 |
| 2020 | #1,998 | 71 |
| 2010 | #3,896 | 26 |
| 2000 | #10,405 | 5 |
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How popular is Alakai, counting every spelling?
Alakai is the most common spelling of a name family that had 98 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 98 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alakai | 88 | #1,808 | 478 |
| Alakay | 10 | #7,698 | 59 |
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 Alakai?
88 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alakai (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Alakai 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 95 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alakai.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alakai?
About 900 people born in the US named Alakai are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 9. That makes Alakai 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.
Alakai by state
How common Alakai was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (48.9×), Washington (2.2×). In 40 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 Alakai: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alakai, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alakai
How popular is the name Alakai?
Alakai was the 1808th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1558th with 112 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,708 places. More babies were named Alakai in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Alakai a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Alakai in the US.
Where is Alakai most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alakai was most common in Hawaii (2.70 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Florida.