Lakai*
#6,544 most common boys' name of all time · #16,386 across all names · 93% male / 7% female · used 1982–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#6,544
Rank overall
#16,386 of 105,966
First appeared
1982
Years on the list
24 of 146
All-time
602
Since 2016
310
Peak year
2025 #2,969
Best rank
#2,969 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 42/yr
Lakai first appears in 1982. 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 | — | 42 | 42 | #2,969 |
| 2024 | — | 36 | 36 | #3,314 |
| 2023 | — | 31 | 31 | #3,676 |
| 2022 | — | 24 | 24 | #4,385 |
| 2021 | — | 37 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2020 | — | 23 | 23 | #4,355 |
| 2019 | — | 31 | 31 | #3,606 |
| 2018 | — | 30 | 30 | #3,670 |
| 2017 | — | 26 | 26 | #4,052 |
| 2016 | 7 | 23 | 30 | #4,395 |
| 2015 | 8 | 32 | 40 | #3,468 |
| 2014 | 6 | 20 | 26 | #4,791 |
| 2013 | — | 27 | 27 | #3,806 |
| 2012 | 9 | 28 | 37 | #3,775 |
| 2011 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,805 |
| 2010 | — | 26 | 26 | #3,950 |
| 2009 | — | 28 | 28 | #3,789 |
| 2008 | — | 24 | 24 | #4,217 |
| 2007 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,900 |
| 2006 | 5 | 10 | 15 | #7,696 |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 | 14 | #7,951 |
| 2004 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,817 |
| 2003 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,030 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | 5 | — |