How Many People Are Named Alakai?
An estimated 814 people in the United States have the first name Alakai. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Alakai peaked in popularity in 2023 with 112 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alakai 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 Alakai paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
814
About 1 in 421,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2023
112 births
Total Registered
820
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alakai
Alakai is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 820 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Alakai as a male name
Ranked #1,574 in 2024
109 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (112 births)
Alakai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alakai span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 460 babies were registered. Alakai remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Alakai by Decade
How has Alakai 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.
Alakai by State
Birth registrations for Alakai span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Hawaii, California, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, New York, Michigan. On average, about 33 Alakais were registered per state.
Alakai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alakai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alakai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alakai?
We estimate approximately 814 people named Alakai 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 421,074 Americans share this first name.
Is Alakai a common name?
Alakai is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 820 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alakai most popular?
Alakai reached peak popularity in 2023, when 112 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alakai is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alakai a male name?
Alakai is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alakai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alakai Smith, Alakai Johnson, Alakai 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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