US rank #4785 Boys' name Peak 2008 523 births

Itai — #4785 US boys' name

523 babies named Itai in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s712000s1792010s1842020s89
#4785
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 66% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Itai was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

26 babies were named Itai in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Itai

The Social Security Administration has registered 523 babies named Itai between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Itai currently holds the #4785 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Itai performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 184 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Itai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 87 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Itai in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Itai 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 523 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.

Itai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

523

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2008

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,785

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Itai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
26
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Itai by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
184 births that decade — 35% of Itai's all-time total
1990s712000s1792010s1842020s89

Itai by state

Where Itai concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Itai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
87 16.6%
#2 New York
40 7.6%
California share of Itai's total US births 16.6%
Even split

87 of 523 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Itai?
523 babies have been named Itai since 1991. It currently ranks #4785 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 26 births.
When was Itai most popular?
Itai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 184 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Itai most popular?
The top states for the name Itai are California (87 births), New York (40 births).
How long has the name Itai been used?
Itai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Itai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Italo, Itamar, Itay, Itachi, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1991–2024 (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.