Boys' name · since 2006
Rakai
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 192 babies named Rakai, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,222 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,277 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 192
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rakai currently ranks #2277 among boys' names in America, with 192 babies recorded since 2006.
Rakai has 192 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2277 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #13,222 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,277 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 192 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rakai ranks #13,222 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,277 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 192 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,222 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,277 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 192
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rakai's 192 recorded births place it above 70.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Rakai compares
192 37th 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
Rakai's all-time total is 48% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rakai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 192 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rakai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rakai's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rakai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Rakai by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (166 births, 86% of the file).
2020s was Rakai's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Rakai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
166 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 166 births (86% of all-time use).
Rakai by state
Where Rakai concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 16 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 7 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 5 | 2.6% |
16 of 192 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Florida records the most Rakais (16 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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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, 2006–2025 (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 Rakai 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.