Shakai
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- shuh-KY
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #6,799 for boys
Shakai is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
Where does Shakai come from?
Modern: likely a blend of the prefix Sha- and Kai
Is Shakai a girl's or a boy's name?
Shakai is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shakai in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Shakai in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shakai in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
How popular is Shakai in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,799th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12 about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Shakai, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Shakai in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shakai in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
Nicknames for Shakai
- Kai 816 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Shakai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Krishiv, Shivansh, Ayaan, Bodhi, Yahya, Vihaan, Yuvraj, Vivaan, Avi, Gurbaaz, Avyaan
Names related to Shakai
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, “Shakai: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shakai, updated 20 October 2026.