How Many People Are Named Ngai?
An estimated 60 people in the United States have the first name Ngai. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Ngai peaked in popularity in 1970 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ngai 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 Ngai paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ngai is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
60
About 1 in 5,712,572 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1970
26 births
Total Registered
66
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ngai
Ngai is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 66 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ngai as a male name
Ranked #10,807 in 1998
5 male births in 1998
Peak: 1970 (26 births)
Ngai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ngai span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 61 babies were registered. Ngai has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ngai by Decade
How has Ngai 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.
Ngai by State
Ngai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ngai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ngai
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Ngai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ngai?
We estimate approximately 60 people named Ngai 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 5,712,572 Americans share this first name.
Is Ngai a common name?
Ngai is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 66 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ngai most popular?
Ngai reached peak popularity in 1970, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ngai is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ngai a male name?
Ngai is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ngai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ngai Smith, Ngai Johnson, Ngai 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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