boy's name
Akai
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,120
Akai is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 92 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 112 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 36,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Akai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 |
| 1980s | 19 |
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2000s | 139 |
| 2010s | 391 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 506 |
How popular is Akai?
In 2025, Akai was given to 92 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Akai is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Akai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Akai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Akai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Akai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Akai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Akai
How popular is the name Akai?
In 2025, Akai was given to 92 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Akai a girl's or a boy's name?
Akai is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Akai?
Akai has 2 syllables.
When was Akai most popular?
Akai peaked in 2023, when 112 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Akai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Akai currently ranks #1,755 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.