Akai
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ah-KYE
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,753 for boys
Akai is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 1,753rd for boys in the US (92 babies).
Where does Akai come from?
Modern: probably an elaboration of Kai; also a Japanese word for red
Is Akai a girl's or a boy's name?
Akai is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 92 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Akai in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Akai, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Akai in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
How popular is Akai in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,753among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 92about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 92 boys in the US were named Akai, making it the 1,753rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,139th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 102 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Akai in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 104 boys in the US were given Akai or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,443, up from #1,753 for this spelling alone.
- Akai 92
- Akhai 7
- Akaii 5
Akai in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92 | #1,753 |
| 2024 | 69 | #2,133 |
| 2023 | 102 | #1,668 |
| 2022 | 90 | #1,804 |
| 2021 | 71 | #2,059 |
| 2020 | 65 | #2,139 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,227 |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,795 |
| 2017 | 49 | #2,565 |
| 2016 | 36 | #3,160 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 31 | #3,454 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,058 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,228 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
Nicknames for Akai
- Kai 816 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Akai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kairo Loki Rumi Yusuf Yug Koa Ruairi Kai Yunus Tai Shko Minh
Names related to Akai
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Akai: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/akai, updated 20 October 2026.