Recorded 2018–2023 Unisex name Peak 2022 38 births

Acai — boys' name

38 babies named Acai in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s102020s28
2020s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Acai was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

9 babies were named Acai in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Acai

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Acai between 2018 and 2023, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Acai currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Acai is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 2020.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Acai performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Acai shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Acai in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 38 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Acai at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

38

Since 2018

6 years of records

Peak year

2022

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2018

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2023

Acai popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2018

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2022)
9
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
45678910 202320222021202020192018 5

Acai popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2020 (Acai as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2020 6

Acai by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
28 births that decade — 74% of Acai's all-time total
2010s102020s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Acai?
38 babies have been named Acai since 2018. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2022 with 9 births.
When was Acai most popular?
Acai was most popular in the 2020s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Is Acai a unisex name?
Yes, Acai is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 38 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Acai been used?
Acai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 6 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Acai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Acari, Acamas, Acacius. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2018–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.