Unisex name · since 1975
Akai
Akai has 1,010 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,110 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,761 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,010
- born since 1975
- 2020s
- peak decade
Akai currently ranks #1761 among unisex names in America, with 1,010 babies recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akai has been recorded 1,010 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #1761 nationally and more common than 87% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #5,110 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,761 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,010 born since 1975
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akai ranks #5,110 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,761 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,010 born since 1975, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,110 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,761 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,010
- born since 1975
- 2020s
- peak decade
Akai's 1,010 recorded births place it above 88.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Akai compares
1,010 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Akai's all-time total is 174% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,010 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 34 | 22,252 |
Akai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Akai's full recorded timeline at 2011, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 102 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Akai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Akai popularity over time - girls
68 total births recorded since 1985 (Akai as girls' name)
Akai by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (489 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Akai's strongest decade.
489 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Akai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 132
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
359 births
- 2020s
2020s
489 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 489 births (48% of all-time use).
How Akai compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Akai's total volume
Akai by state
Where Akai concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 81 | 8.0% |
| #2 | California | | 42 | 4.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 42 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 37 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 25 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 24 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 8 | 0.8% |
81 of 1,010 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Akai appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- Florida records the most Akais (81 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Akai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1975–2025 (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 Akai 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.