Lakai is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Lakai is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,963 for boy births in the United States (and #6,363 across all names), given to 42 babies. Lakai first appears in 1982 and peaked in 2025 (42 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,963 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,311 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,677 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,376 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,217 |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,358 |
| 2019 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,611 |
| 2018 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,667 |
| 2017 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,049 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | #13,701 | #4,416 |
| 2015 | 40 | 40 | #12,460 | #3,477 |
| 2014 | 26 | 26 | #15,695 | #4,793 |
| 2013 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,816 |
| 2012 | 37 | 37 | #11,815 | #3,762 |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,842 |
| 2010 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,955 |
| 2009 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,776 |
| 2008 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,209 |
| 2007 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,916 |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 | #18,775 | #7,772 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #17,993 | #8,040 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,920 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,231 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #11,390 | — |