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Rakai

100% boys · 62 born in 2025

Rakai has been given to about 192 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 191
Median age today2 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rakai per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 62
  • Born in 202562
  • All time192
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Rakai?

Its best year was 2025, when 62 babies were given the name, ranking 2279th. The typical living American called Rakai is about 2 years old today. It is relatively most common in Illinois, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Rakai

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Makai0.85
  2. Jakai0.85
  3. Zakai0.85
  4. Kai0.65
  5. Malakai0.64
  6. Rami0.59
  7. Rayan0.55
  8. Raleigh0.52

Middle names for Rakai

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rakai Paul0.83
  2. Rakai John0.83
  3. Rakai Lee0.83
  4. Rakai Dean0.82
  5. Rakai Blake0.82
  6. Rakai Bryce0.82

Sibling names for Rakai

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Trucebrother · 0.89
  2. Wrenleighsister · 0.88
  3. Kyomisister · 0.88
  4. Chozenbrother · 0.88
  5. Analeiasister · 0.87
  6. Neithanbrother · 0.87

Where Rakai is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Illinois0.01%
  2. Tennessee0.01%
  3. Florida0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rakai Nguyen0.78
  2. Rakai Moore0.78
  3. Rakai Lee0.78
  4. Rakai Hall0.78
  5. Rakai Green0.78
  6. Rakai Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Rakai

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025

Rakai across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.