Nikai
#12,893 most common boys' name of all time · #33,170 across all names · 97% male / 3% female · used 2000–2025
Rank among boys
#12,893
Rank overall
#33,170 of 105,966
First appeared
2000
Years on the list
21 of 146
All-time
161
Since 2016
63
Peak year
2008 #7,608
Best rank
#7,558 2024
Girls
Boys
peak 11/yr
Nikai first appears in 2000. 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 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,867 |
| 2024 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,558 |
| 2023 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,564 |
| 2022 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,616 |
| 2021 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,353 |
| 2020 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,184 |
| 2019 | — | 10 | 10 | #8,014 |
| 2016 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,254 |
| 2015 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,283 |
| 2014 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,325 |
| 2012 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,704 |
| 2011 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,750 |
| 2010 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,630 |
| 2009 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,627 |
| 2008 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,608 |
| 2007 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,593 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | 10 | #13,326 |
| 2005 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,990 |
| 2002 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,475 |
| 2001 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,175 |
| 2000 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,031 |