At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2023 (#12,239)
- Babies in 2023
- 5 (<0.01% of boys)
- Peak
- #3,670 in 2002
- First recorded
- 2001
Meaning of Tkai
Tkai, pronounced tuh-KAI, emerges as a unisex jewel forged at the crossroads of ancient Latin murmurs and contemporary creativity, a name pregnant with promise and poetry. Though its true roots are as mysterious as a hidden fresco in a sunlit Roman villa, one can almost hear in its twin syllables the whisper of “tranquillus” (calm) entwined with the jubilant echo of “Caius” (rejoice), lending each bearer a quiet fortitude wrapped in celebration. In the United States, this lyrical coinage has slipped gracefully into the popular imagination—thirty-four newborns in 2002 first answered to its call, followed by twenty-two in 2003 and eight apiece in 2004 and 2005—nestling just inside the top 1,000 and hinting at a slow-burn ascent. More than a mere appellation, Tkai reads like a sonnet on the breeze, conjuring images of marble-paved courtyards at dawn, the hush of olive groves stirred by a gentle wind, and the timeless dance between serenity and joy that every child might one day make their own.
How to pronounce Tkai
- Pronounced tuh-KAI /təˈkaɪ/
Popularity of Tkai in the U.S.
Tkai was last recorded in the U.S. in 2023, ranked #12,239 with 5 babies. It peaked at #3,670 in 2002. It first appears in the records in 2001.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 2001–2023 10 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 12,239 | back (not recorded in 2022) |
| 2021 | 5 | 12,146 | back (not recorded in 2020) |
| 2019 | 5 | 12,145 | back (not recorded in 2012–2018) |
| 2011 | 5 | 12,287 | back (not recorded in 2009–2010) |
| 2008 | 6 | 11,037 | ▼ 2,864 |
| 2007 | 9 | 8,173 | back (not recorded in 2005–2006) |
| 2004 | 7 | 8,927 | ▼ 4,311 |
| 2003 | 17 | 4,616 | ▼ 946 |
| 2002 | 23 | 3,670 | ▲ 6,886 |
| 2001 | 5 | 10,556 | new |