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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Akai

Used in both girl and boy records

Akai appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Akai by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDAkai as a girl’s nameUS records 1985–2023
#26216girl rank2023peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDAkai as a boy’s nameUS records 1975–2024
#4695boy rank2023peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Akai in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19857 uses#831719851985–20188 listed years
Boy202064 uses#214320201975–202025 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.