Nakai is a rare name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Nakai is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,275 for boy births in the United States (and #4,875 across all names), given to 62 babies. Nakai first appears in 1974 and peaked in 2025 (62 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,275 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | #11,845 | #3,080 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,680 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | — | #3,038 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | #13,099 | #2,482 |
| 2020 | 40 | 40 | #14,594 | #3,321 |
| 2019 | 45 | 45 | #8,470 | #3,541 |
| 2018 | 36 | 36 | #11,177 | #3,958 |
| 2017 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,987 |
| 2016 | 38 | 38 | #18,060 | #3,412 |
| 2015 | 45 | 45 | #14,051 | #3,065 |
| 2014 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,141 |
| 2013 | 34 | 34 | #14,186 | #3,825 |
| 2012 | 33 | 33 | #11,950 | #4,215 |
| 2011 | 30 | 30 | #16,194 | #4,178 |
| 2010 | 30 | 30 | #16,362 | #4,198 |
| 2009 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,454 |
| 2008 | 53 | 53 | #8,839 | #3,046 |
| 2007 | 51 | 51 | #15,002 | #2,751 |
| 2006 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,133 |
| 2005 | 40 | 40 | #12,668 | #3,214 |
| 2004 | 46 | 46 | #9,101 | #2,997 |
| 2003 | 35 | 35 | #13,412 | #3,337 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,890 |
| 2001 | 29 | 29 | #14,795 | #3,689 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #14,459 | #9,926 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,363 |
| 1998 | 26 | 26 | #9,074 | #4,342 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | — | #6,454 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | — | #5,092 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | — | #8,544 |
| 1994 | 14 | — | #14,993 | #6,195 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #11,844 | — |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #10,697 | — |
| 1975 | 16 | — | #7,700 | #3,843 |
| 1974 | 17 | — | #6,077 | #4,077 |