Boys' name · since 2009
Alakay
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 102 babies named Alakay, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,259 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,089 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 102
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alakay is the #8089 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 102 recorded since 2009.
Alakay has 102 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8089 as of the latest data, more common than 42% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #17,259 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,089 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 102 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alakay ranks #17,259 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,089 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 102 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17,259 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,089 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 102
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Alakay's 102 recorded births place it above 61.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Alakay compares
102 26th percentile among 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
Alakay's all-time total is 72% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alakay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 102 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alakay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alakay's full recorded timeline at 2021, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alakay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Alakay by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (75 births, 74% of the file).
2020s was Alakay's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Alakay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 75 births (74% of all-time use).
Alakay by state
Where Alakay concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 4.9% |
5 of 102 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Alakays (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Alakay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Alakay 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.