Boys' name · since 1997

Aukai

Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 103 babies named Aukai, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#17,190 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,973 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
103
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade

Aukai currently ranks #7973 among boys' names in America, with 103 babies recorded since 1997.

Social Security Administration records show Aukai recorded 103 times among boys since 1997, holding rank #7973 nationally today, ahead of 43% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.

  • #17,190 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #7,973 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 103 born since 1997
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aukai ranks #17,190 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,973 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 103 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.

#17,190 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,973 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
103
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%42.7%
Aukai vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Aukai's 103 recorded births place it above 62.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.

How Aukai compares

103 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

Aukai's all-time total is 72% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aukai Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 103 369 358,536
Peak-year births 10 34 22,252

Aukai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Aukai splits its recorded history at 2016: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Aukai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
10
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
4681012 199720052009201220162019202120242025 10

Aukai by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (38 births, 37% of the file).

2010s was Aukai's strongest decade.

38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Aukai births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 38 births (37% of all-time use).

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

Aukai by state

Where Aukai concentrates geographically, total births since 1997

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aukai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
23 22.3%
Hawaii share of Aukai's total US births 22.3%

23 of 103 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aukai?
Since 1997, Social Security records show 103 babies named Aukai. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #17,190 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #7,973 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 10 births.
Where does Aukai sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aukai ranks #17,190 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,973 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aukai most popular?
Aukai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Aukai most popular?
The top states for the name Aukai are Hawaii (23 births).
How long has the name Aukai been used?
Aukai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 29 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Aukai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aukeem. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Aukai's data

  • Aukai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Hawaii records the most Aukais (23 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aukai: 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, 1997–2025 (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 Aukai 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.