Unisex name · since 2018

Acai

Acai has 38 recorded births since 2018 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#24,011 of 45,481
all-time among boys
38
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade

Acai sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 38 recorded since 2018.

Social Security Administration records show Acai recorded 38 times among boys since 2018, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2023.

  • #24,011 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 38 born since 2018
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Acai ranks #24,011 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.

#24,011 of 45,481
all-time among boys
38
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Acai's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Acai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Acai's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Acai popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2022)
9
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
45678910 201820192020202120222023 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

2020s is the heaviest window (28 births, 74% of the file).

2020s was Acai's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.

Acai births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 28 births (74% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Acai? ▼
Since 2018, Social Security records show 38 babies named Acai. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #24,011 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 9 births.
Where does Acai sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Acai ranks #24,011 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Acai since 2018 -- 6 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Acai? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Acari, Acacius, Acamas. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Acai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2018–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Acai draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.