Boys' name · since 1971
Dak
Dak has 238 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,895 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 238
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dak currently ranks #6895 among boys' names in America, with 238 babies recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dak has been recorded 238 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #6895 nationally and more common than 51% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #11,947 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,895 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 238 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dak ranks #11,947 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,895 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 238 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,947 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,895 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 238
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dak's 238 recorded births place it above 73.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Dak compares
238 41st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dak's all-time total is 36% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dak | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 238 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dak's full recorded timeline at 2016, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dak popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Dak by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (101 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Dak's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Dak births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
101 births
- 2020s
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 101 births (42% of all-time use).
Dak by state
Where Dak concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
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What to do with Dak's data
- Dak's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (101 total births) through the 2020s (80) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Daks (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dak: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dak draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.