Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Lakai

Gender Unisex · 7% girls Rank 2025 #2,963 Trend ↑ Rising 36%
Rank 2025
#2,963
among boys · ↑348 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
42
named Lakai · +17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 40,668
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
42 babies
All-time total
602
#7,392 all-time among boys
First recorded
1982
in Social Security records

Lakai popularity over time

602 babies have been named Lakai since 1982, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1980s 5 – 5 1 – –
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2000s 10 106 116 12 – #3,776
2010s 30 258 288 29 +148% #3,477
2020s (to 2025) – 193 193 32 +12% #2,963

Where Lakai is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 44 0.03 outside top 500
2027 45 0.03 outside top 500
2028 47 0.03 outside top 500
2029 48 0.03 outside top 500
2030 49 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Lakai

Lakai is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,963 in 2025 with 42 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1982, 602 American babies have been named Lakai, about 93% boys and 7% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 42 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lakai stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lakai?

The median living Lakai is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 14. An estimated 600 people named Lakai are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lakai year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 42 #2,963
2024 – – 36 #3,311
2023 – – 31 #3,677
2022 – – 24 #4,376
2021 – – 37 #3,217
2020 – – 23 #4,358
2019 – – 31 #3,611
2018 – – 30 #3,667
2017 – – 26 #4,049
2016 7 #13,701 23 #4,416
2015 8 #12,460 32 #3,477
2014 6 #15,695 20 #4,793
2013 – – 27 #3,816
2012 9 #11,815 28 #3,762
2011 – – 15 #5,842
2010 – – 26 #3,955
2009 – – 28 #3,776
2008 – – 24 #4,209
2007 – – 19 #4,916
2006 5 #18,775 10 #7,772
2005 5 #17,993 9 #8,040
2004 – – 9 #7,920
2003 – – 7 #9,231
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lakai, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lakai?

The median living Lakai is about 9 years old. Half of all living Lakais are between 4 and 14 years old.

How many people named Lakai are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Lakai are alive in the United States, based on 602 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Lakai in 2025?

Lakai ranked #2,963 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 42 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lakai?

602 babies have been named Lakai in the United States since 1982, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lakai most popular?

Lakai peaked in 2025, when 42 newborns received the name.

Is Lakai a boy or girl name?

Lakai is used for both: about 7% of babies named Lakai have been girls and 93% boys.

Is the name Lakai rising or falling?

Lakai is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lakai become more popular?

Lakai is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 49 boys named Lakai in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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