Boys' name · since 2013
Kitai
Since 2013, U.S. Social Security records show 282 babies named Kitai, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,961 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,092 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 282
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
282 babies have been named Kitai since 2013, making it today's #6092 boys' name.
Kitai has 282 recorded births among boys since 2013, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6092 as of the latest data, more common than 56% 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 2013 to 2025.
- #10,961 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,092 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 282 born since 2013
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kitai ranks #10,961 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,092 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 282 born since 2013, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,961 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,092 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 282
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kitai's 282 recorded births place it above 75.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Kitai compares
282 44th 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
Kitai's all-time total is 24% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kitai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 282 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kitai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kitai's full recorded timeline at 2019, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 15 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kitai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Kitai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (174 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Kitai's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Kitai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
174 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 174 births (62% of all-time use).
Kitai by state
Where Kitai concentrates geographically, total births since 2013
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- Kitai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (174 total births) through the 2020s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Kitais (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Kitai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~12 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, 2013–2025 (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 Kitai 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.