Boys' name · since 1991
Itai
Itai has 545 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,484 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,606 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 545
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Itai is the #4606 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 545 recorded since 1991.
Itai has 545 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4606 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #7,484 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,606 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 545 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Itai ranks #7,484 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,606 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 545 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,484 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,606 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 545
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Itai's 545 recorded births place it above 83.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Itai compares
545 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Itai's all-time total is 48% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Itai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 545 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Itai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Itai splits its recorded history at 2008: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Itai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Itai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (184 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Itai's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Itai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
179 births
- 2010s
2010s
184 births
- 2020s
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 184 births (34% of all-time use).
How Itai 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 Itai's total volume
Itai by state
Where Itai concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 87 | 16.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 40 | 7.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.9% |
87 of 545 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Itai's data
- Itai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (184 total births) through the 2020s (111) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Itais (87 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Itai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Itai 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.