Boys' name · since 2010

Lekai

Since 2010, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Lekai, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#26,715 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 2010
2020s
peak decade

Lekai sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 27 recorded since 2010.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lekai has been recorded 27 times among boys since 2010, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2022.

  • #26,715 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 27 born since 2010
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lekai ranks #26,715 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.

#26,715 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 2010
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lekai's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lekai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lekai's full recorded timeline at 2020, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lekai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2022)
11
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4681012 2010201620202022 11

Lekai by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (16 births, 59% of the file).

2020s was Lekai's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Lekai births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (59% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lekai? ▼
27 babies have been named Lekai since 2010. All-time, it sits at #26,715 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2022 with 11 births.
Where does Lekai sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lekai ranks #26,715 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lekai most popular? ▼
Lekai was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Lekai been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lekai since 2010 -- 13 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Lekai? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lekendrick, Lekeith, Lekendric, Lekhi. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nearby Names Like Lekai

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lekai

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lekai: 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, 2010–2022 (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 Lekai 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.