Unisex name · since 1996
Takai
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 457 babies named Takai, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,218 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 457
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Takai is the #3218 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 457 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Takai recorded 457 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #3218 nationally today, ahead of 77% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #8,324 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,218 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 457 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takai ranks #8,324 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,218 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 457 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,218 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 457
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Takai's 457 recorded births place it above 81.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Takai compares
457 Top 46% higher than 54% of 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
Takai's all-time total is 24% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Takai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 457 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Takai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Takai's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Takai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Takai popularity over time - girls
48 total births recorded since 2000 (Takai as girls' name)
Takai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (168 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Takai's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Takai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
168 births
- 2020s
2020s
140 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 168 births (37% of all-time use).
Takai by state
Where Takai concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 12 | 2.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
12 of 457 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Takai's data
- Takai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (168 total births) through the 2020s (140) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Takais (12 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Takai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Takai 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.