Akai is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Akai is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,753 for boy births in the United States (and #3,746 across all names), given to 92 babies. Akai first appears in 1975 and peaked in 2023 (102 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92 | 92 | — | #1,753 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | — | #2,134 |
| 2023 | 112 | 112 | #9,642 | #1,668 |
| 2022 | 97 | 97 | #12,288 | #1,805 |
| 2021 | 71 | 71 | — | #2,061 |
| 2020 | 65 | 65 | — | #2,139 |
| 2019 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,229 |
| 2018 | 49 | 49 | #13,866 | #2,800 |
| 2017 | 54 | 54 | #16,002 | #2,567 |
| 2016 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,163 |
| 2015 | 37 | 37 | #11,879 | #3,688 |
| 2014 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,459 |
| 2013 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,063 |
| 2012 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,233 |
| 2011 | 25 | 25 | #14,883 | #4,827 |
| 2010 | 27 | 27 | #13,498 | #4,683 |
| 2009 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,923 |
| 2008 | 28 | 28 | #13,890 | #4,544 |
| 2007 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,666 |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,681 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,649 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,145 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,885 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,538 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,271 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | — | #8,733 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #13,785 | — |
| 1994 | 5 | — | — | #8,830 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | — | #5,344 |
| 1985 | 12 | — | #8,334 | #6,544 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | — | #4,318 |