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Nakai

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 17% girls / 83% boys

Nakai first appears in the U.S. data in 1974 and has been recorded in 33 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 54 babies (rank #2,479 that year). In 2024 it was given to 40 boys (rank #3,073). The name has been rising over the last five years.

1,069

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Nakai in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1974	8	#4,078
1975	9	#3,845
1994	9	#6,194
1995	6	#8,541
1996	12	#5,092
1997	9	#6,454
1998	16	#4,341
1999	10	#6,362
2000	6	#9,926
2001	23	#3,689
2002	10	#6,890
2003	28	#3,337
2004	34	#2,995
2005	32	#3,214
2006	35	#3,133
2007	44	#2,751
2008	39	#3,046
2009	32	#3,454
2010	24	#4,197
2011	24	#4,178
2012	24	#4,214
2013	27	#3,825
2014	36	#3,141
2015	38	#3,065
2016	33	#3,412
2017	40	#2,986
2018	27	#3,957
2019	32	#3,539
2020	34	#3,320
2021	54	#2,479
2022	41	#3,037
2023	48	#2,719
2024	40	#3,073