How Many People Are Named Akai?
An estimated 977 people in the United States have the first name Akai. It is predominantly male (93.1%). The average bearer is 10 years old, and Akai peaked in popularity in 2023 with 112 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Akai as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Akai paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
977
About 1 in 350,823 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.1% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2023
112 births
Total Registered
986
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Akai
Akai is predominantly male (93.1%), though 68 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Akai as a male name
Ranked #2,129 in 2024
69 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (102 births)
Akai as a female name
Ranked #9,633 in 2023
10 female births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (10 births)
Akai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Akai span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 414 babies were registered. Akai remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Akai by Decade
How has Akai tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Akai by State
Birth registrations for Akai span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, New York, California. The lowest are in Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina. On average, about 25 Akais were registered per state.
Akai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Akai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Akai
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Akai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Akai?
We estimate approximately 977 people named Akai are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 350,823 Americans share this first name.
Is Akai a common name?
Akai is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 986 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Akai most popular?
Akai reached peak popularity in 2023, when 112 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Akai is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Akai a male name?
Akai is predominantly male. 93.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Akai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Akai Smith, Akai Johnson, Akai Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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