Boys' name · since 2000
Nikai
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 156 babies named Nikai, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,801 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 156
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
156 babies have been named Nikai since 2000, making it today's #12801 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nikai recorded 156 times among boys since 2000, holding rank #12801 nationally today, ahead of 8% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #14,495 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,801 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 156 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nikai ranks #14,495 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,801 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 156 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,801 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 156
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nikai's 156 recorded births place it above 68.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Nikai compares
156 33rd 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
Nikai's all-time total is 58% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nikai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 156 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nikai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nikai's full recorded timeline at 2012, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nikai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Nikai popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2006 (Nikai as girls' name)
Nikai by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (57 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Nikai's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Nikai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 57 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Nikai's data
- Nikai's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Nikai: 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 (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Nikai 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.