How Many People Are Named Rakai?
An estimated 129 people in the United States have the first name Rakai. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 5 years old, and Rakai peaked in popularity in 2023 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rakai 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 Rakai paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
129
About 1 in 2,657,010 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
5
years old
Peak Year
2023
38 births
Total Registered
130
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rakai
Rakai is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 130 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rakai as a male name
Ranked #3,309 in 2024
36 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (38 births)
Rakai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rakai span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 104 babies were registered. Rakai remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Rakai by Decade
How has Rakai 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.
Rakai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rakai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rakai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rakai?
We estimate approximately 129 people named Rakai 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 2,657,010 Americans share this first name.
Is Rakai a common name?
Rakai is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 130 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rakai most popular?
Rakai reached peak popularity in 2023, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rakai is approximately 5 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rakai a male name?
Rakai is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rakai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rakai Smith, Rakai Johnson, Rakai 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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