How Many People Are Named Lakai?
An estimated 555 people in the United States have the first name Lakai. It is predominantly male (92.0%). The average bearer is 11 years old, and Lakai peaked in popularity in 2015 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lakai 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 Lakai paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
555
About 1 in 617,575 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
92.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2015
40 births
Total Registered
560
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lakai
Lakai is predominantly male (92.0%), though 45 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Lakai as a male name
Ranked #3,299 in 2024
36 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (37 births)
Lakai as a female name
Ranked #13,696 in 2016
7 female births in 2016
Peak: 2012 (9 births)
Lakai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lakai span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 288 babies were registered. While Lakai is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lakai by Decade
How has Lakai 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.
Lakai by State
Birth registrations for Lakai span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Arizona, Florida. The lowest are in Florida, Arizona, California. On average, about 21 Lakais were registered per state.
Lakai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lakai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lakai
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lakai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lakai?
We estimate approximately 555 people named Lakai 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 617,575 Americans share this first name.
Is Lakai a common name?
Lakai is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 560 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lakai most popular?
Lakai reached peak popularity in 2015, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lakai is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lakai a male name?
Lakai is predominantly male. 92.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lakai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lakai Smith, Lakai Johnson, Lakai 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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