Given name & surname
Takai
Takai is a surname from Japanese. It is used in English and Portuguese.
Original Japanese高井
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Takai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 505
- 457 boys · 48 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 37
- #3,228 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +58%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 37 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,228 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 58.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 337 as a first name in 2020; 414 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Takai’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Takai as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 高井. In English usage, Takai as a surname was borrowed from the Japanese form 高井.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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