Akai*
#4,585 most common boys' name of all time · #11,305 across all names · 94% male / 6% female · used 1975–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#4,585
Rank overall
#11,305 of 105,966
First appeared
1975
Years on the list
31 of 146
All-time
1,078
Since 2016
707
Peak year
2023 #1,674
Best rank
#1,674 2023
Girls
Boys
peak 112/yr
Akai first appears in 1975. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 92 | 92 | #1,761 |
| 2024 | — | 69 | 69 | #2,144 |
| 2023 | 10 | 102 | 112 | #1,674 |
| 2022 | 7 | 90 | 97 | #1,810 |
| 2021 | — | 71 | 71 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | — | 65 | 65 | #2,157 |
| 2019 | — | 62 | 62 | #2,250 |
| 2018 | 6 | 43 | 49 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 5 | 49 | 54 | #2,580 |
| 2016 | — | 36 | 36 | #3,193 |
| 2015 | 8 | 29 | 37 | #3,724 |
| 2014 | — | 31 | 31 | #3,486 |
| 2013 | — | 36 | 36 | #3,090 |
| 2012 | — | 34 | 34 | #3,270 |
| 2011 | 6 | 19 | 25 | #4,888 |
| 2010 | 7 | 20 | 27 | #4,749 |
| 2009 | — | 26 | 26 | #3,976 |
| 2008 | 7 | 21 | 28 | #4,613 |
| 2007 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,749 |
| 2006 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,755 |
| 2005 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,807 |
| 2004 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,291 |
| 2003 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,033 |
| 2002 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,725 |
| 2001 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,659 |
| 1999 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,113 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1994 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,314 |
| 1986 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,721 |
| 1985 | 7 | 5 | 12 | #7,168 |
| 1975 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,757 |