US rank #7499 Boys' name Peak 2008 151 births

Nikai — #7499 US boys' name

151 babies named Nikai in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s572010s512020s43
#7499
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 47% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Nikai was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

11 babies were named Nikai in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nikai

The Social Security Administration has registered 151 babies named Nikai between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nikai currently holds the #7499 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nikai performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nikai shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nikai 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 151 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.

Nikai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

151

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2008

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,499

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nikai popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
11
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 20242021201620122009200620012000 5

Nikai popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2006 (Nikai as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2006 5

Nikai by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
57 births that decade — 38% of Nikai's all-time total
2000s572010s512020s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nikai?
151 babies have been named Nikai since 2000. It currently ranks #7499 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 11 births.
When was Nikai most popular?
Nikai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Nikai been used?
Nikai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nikai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nikolas, Niko, Nikolai, Nikhil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2000–2024 (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.