Is Nakai a boy or girl name?

Nakai is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,132 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 16.3% were girls and 83.7% were boys.

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Nakai

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Nakai was most popular in 2025, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,847 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,847, with 62 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,132 people named Nakai.

Nakai over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nakai’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nakai a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nakai is mostly a boy’s name — 16.3% of the 1,132 Americans given it were girls and 83.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 10% girls and 90% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org