Boys' name · since 1996
Alakai
910 babies named Alakai in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,459 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,821 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 910
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
910 babies have been named Alakai since 1996, making it today's #1821 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Alakai recorded 910 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #1821 nationally today, ahead of 87% of boys, 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 1996 to 2025.
- #5,459 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,821 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 910 born since 1996
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alakai ranks #5,459 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,821 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 910 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,459 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,821 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 910
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Alakai's 910 recorded births place it above 87.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Hawaii.
How Alakai compares
910 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Alakai's all-time total is 147% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alakai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 910 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 112 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alakai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alakai's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 112, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alakai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 112
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Alakai by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (549 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Alakai's strongest decade.
549 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Alakai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 89
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
266 births
- 2020s
2020s
549 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 549 births (60% of all-time use).
How Alakai 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 Alakai's total volume
Alakai by state
Where Alakai concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 115 | 12.6% |
| #2 | California | | 103 | 11.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 79 | 8.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 33 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Washington | | 25 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.7% |
115 of 910 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Alakai appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Hawaii records the most Alakais (115 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Alakai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
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, 1996–2025 (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 Alakai 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.