US rank #5827 Boys' name Peak 2020 92 births

Alakay — #5827 US boys' name

92 babies named Alakay in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s72010s202020s65
#5827
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 59% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Alakay was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

16 babies were named Alakay in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alakay

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Alakay between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alakay currently holds the #5827 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alakay performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alakay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alakay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alakay 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 92 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.

Alakay at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

92

Since 2009

16 years of records

Peak year

2020

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,827

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2009

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alakay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2009

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
16
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
5101520 202420232022202120202019201820102009 7

Alakay by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
65 births that decade — 71% of Alakay's all-time total
2000s72010s202020s65

Alakay by state

Where Alakay concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alakay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 5.4%
Texas share of Alakay's total US births 5.4%

5 of 92 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alakay?
92 babies have been named Alakay since 2009. It currently ranks #5827 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 16 births.
When was Alakay most popular?
Alakay was most popular in the 2020s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Alakay most popular?
The top states for the name Alakay are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Alakay been used?
Alakay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alakay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alan, Alain, Alaric, Alastair, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2009–2024 (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.