Nakai*
#4,446 most common boys' name of all time · #10,921 across all names · 84% male / 16% female · used 1974–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#4,446
Rank overall
#10,921 of 105,966
First appeared
1974
Years on the list
36 of 146
All-time
1,132
Since 2016
460
Peak year
2025 #2,270
Best rank
#2,270 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 62/yr
Nakai first appears in 1974. 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 | — | 62 | 62 | #2,270 |
| 2024 | 8 | 40 | 48 | #3,068 |
| 2023 | — | 49 | 49 | #2,676 |
| 2022 | — | 41 | 41 | #3,025 |
| 2021 | 7 | 54 | 61 | #2,483 |
| 2020 | 6 | 34 | 40 | #3,303 |
| 2019 | 13 | 32 | 45 | #3,528 |
| 2018 | 9 | 27 | 36 | #3,938 |
| 2017 | — | 40 | 40 | #2,975 |
| 2016 | 5 | 33 | 38 | #3,394 |
| 2015 | 7 | 38 | 45 | #3,049 |
| 2014 | — | 36 | 36 | #3,121 |
| 2013 | 7 | 27 | 34 | #3,792 |
| 2012 | 9 | 24 | 33 | #4,177 |
| 2011 | 6 | 24 | 30 | #4,152 |
| 2010 | 6 | 24 | 30 | #4,161 |
| 2009 | — | 32 | 32 | #3,436 |
| 2008 | 14 | 39 | 53 | #3,029 |
| 2007 | 7 | 44 | 51 | #2,744 |
| 2006 | — | 35 | 35 | #3,119 |
| 2005 | 8 | 32 | 40 | #3,209 |
| 2004 | 12 | 34 | 46 | #2,995 |
| 2003 | 7 | 28 | 35 | #3,329 |
| 2002 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,719 |
| 2001 | 6 | 23 | 29 | #3,669 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | 12 | #9,522 |
| 1999 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,252 |
| 1998 | 10 | 16 | 26 | #4,316 |
| 1997 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,320 |
| 1996 | — | 12 | 12 | #5,030 |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,213 |
| 1994 | 5 | 9 | 14 | #6,123 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| 1977 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1975 | 7 | 9 | 16 | #3,920 |
| 1974 | 9 | 8 | 17 | #4,175 |