Total births
87
Unisex name · since 2001
Tkai
Tkai has 87 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 87
- total births
- 2001–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
Tkai sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 87 recorded since 2001.
Tkai has 87 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2023.
- 87 total births
- 2001–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 77% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
87 boys have been named Tkai since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.
- 87
- total births
- 2001–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Tkai was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
23 babies were named Tkai in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
Tkai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tkai's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 30% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 70%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tkai at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Tkai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2023
- Peak year (2002)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Tkai popularity over time - girls
72 total births recorded since 2002 (Tkai as girls' name)
Tkai by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Tkai's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Tkai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 67 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tkai? ▼
Tkai has been given to 87 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 23 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
When was Tkai most popular? ▼
Tkai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Is Tkai a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Tkai is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 87 births, and as a girl's name it has 72 births.
How long has the name Tkai been used? ▼
Tkai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What to do with Tkai's data
- Tkai's decade-level peak was the 2000s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2001–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tkai: Baby Name Since 2001 - 87 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tkai. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tkai 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 July 2026.