Boys' name · since 2002
Dakai
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 249 babies named Dakai, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,683 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,227 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 249
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
249 babies have been named Dakai since 2002, making it today's #3227 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Dakai recorded 249 times among boys since 2002, holding rank #3227 nationally today, ahead of 77% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #11,683 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,227 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 249 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dakai ranks #11,683 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,227 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 249 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,683 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,227 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 249
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dakai's 249 recorded births place it above 74.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Dakai compares
249 42nd 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
Dakai's all-time total is 33% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dakai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 249 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dakai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dakai's full recorded timeline at 2017, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dakai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Dakai by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (143 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Dakai's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Dakai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 143 births (57% of all-time use).
Dakai by state
Where Dakai concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
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- Florida records the most Dakais (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dakai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Dakai 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.