Nakai Boy
How popular is Nakai?
#2,258 boy name in 2025
62 baby boys were named Nakai in the US in 2025, making it the 2258th most popular boy name.
Nakai popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,258 for boys (▲ 786 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 62 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+63% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,021 in 2015, #3,272 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (62 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,258 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1974 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 90% boys, 10% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nakai counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nakai family of names ranked #1,798 for boys in 2025 (#2,422 the year before), with 67 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nakai | 62 | 93% |
| Nahkai | 5 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nakai is most popular
Babies named Nakai per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (14 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Nakai by decade
Boy names about as popular as Nakai
Questions
- Is Nakai a boy or girl name?
- Nakai is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 90% of babies named Nakai were boys.
- How popular is the name Nakai?
- 62 baby boys were named Nakai in the US in 2025, making it the 2258th most popular boy name.
- When was Nakai most popular?
- Nakai peaked in 2025, when 62 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,258 in 2025.
- How many people are named Nakai?
- 1,132 babies have been named Nakai in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,120 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Nakai most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nakai was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.