How Many People Are Named Takai?
An estimated 463 people in the United States have the first name Takai. It is used for both genders, with 89.7% male. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Takai peaked in popularity in 2004 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Takai 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 Takai paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
463
About 1 in 740,290 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
89.7% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2004
28 births
Total Registered
468
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Takai
Takai is predominantly male (89.7%), though 48 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Takai as a male name
Ranked #4,293 in 2024
25 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (25 births)
Takai as a female name
Ranked #16,754 in 2010
6 female births in 2010
Peak: 2002 (9 births)
Takai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Takai span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 178 babies were registered. While Takai is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Takai by Decade
How has Takai 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.
Takai by State
Takai + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Takai
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Takai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Takai?
We estimate approximately 463 people named Takai 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 740,290 Americans share this first name.
Is Takai a common name?
Takai is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 468 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Takai most popular?
Takai reached peak popularity in 2004, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Takai is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Takai a male name?
Takai is predominantly male. 89.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Takai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Takai Smith, Takai Johnson, Takai 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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