Nikai Popularity by Year
Follow Nikai across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Nikai birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 5 | #12,008 | Down 4,751 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 11 | #7,257 | Up 32 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 11 | #7,289 | Up 3,574 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 6 | #10,863 | Down 2,038 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 8 | #8,825 | Up 729 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 7 | #9,554 | Down 1,911 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 10 | #7,643 | Up 4,542 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 5 | #12,185 | Down 3,441 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 8 | #8,744 | Up 898 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 7 | #9,642 | Up 1,128 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 6 | #10,770 | Up 38 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 6 | #10,808 | Down 2,669 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 9 | #8,139 | Up 846 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 8 | #8,985 | Down 1,798 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 11 | #7,187 | Up 2,601 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 7 | #9,788 | Up 2,267 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 5 | #12,055 | Down 3,756 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 5 | #17,168 | — |
| 2005 | Boys | 8 | #8,299 | Up 1,093 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 6 | #9,392 | Down 1,053 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 7 | #8,339 | Up 2,010 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 5 | #10,349 | — |