US rank #6129 Boys' name Peak 2014 267 births

Kitai — #6129 US boys' name

267 babies named Kitai in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s1742020s93
#6129
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 57% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Kitai was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

62 babies were named Kitai in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kitai

The Social Security Administration has registered 267 babies named Kitai between 2013 and 2024, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kitai currently holds the #6129 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kitai performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kitai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 9 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kitai in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kitai 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 267 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.

Kitai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

267

Since 2013

12 years of records

Peak year

2014

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,129

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2013

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kitai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2013

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
62
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
020406080 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013 16

Kitai by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
174 births that decade — 65% of Kitai's all-time total
2010s1742020s93

Kitai by state

Where Kitai concentrates geographically — total births since 2013

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kitai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
9 3.4%
#2 Texas
6 2.2%
#3 New York
5 1.9%
Florida share of Kitai's total US births 3.4%
Even split

9 of 267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kitai?
267 babies have been named Kitai since 2013. It currently ranks #6129 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 62 births.
When was Kitai most popular?
Kitai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Kitai most popular?
The top states for the name Kitai are Florida (9 births), Texas (6 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Kitai been used?
Kitai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 12 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kitai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kit, Kitt, Kito, Kitwana, 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, 2013–2024 (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.