US rank #4514 Boys' name Peak 2023 212 births

Dakai — #4514 US boys' name

212 babies named Dakai in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s172010s892020s106
#4514
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 68% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Dakai was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

28 babies were named Dakai in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dakai

The Social Security Administration has registered 212 babies named Dakai between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dakai currently holds the #4514 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dakai performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dakai shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dakai in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dakai in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 212 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dakai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

212

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2023

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,514

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dakai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
28
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
0102030 2024202120182015201220062002 5

Dakai by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
106 births that decade — 50% of Dakai's all-time total
2000s172010s892020s106

Dakai by state

Where Dakai concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dakai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 2.8%
Florida share of Dakai's total US births 2.8%

6 of 212 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dakai?
212 babies have been named Dakai since 2002. It currently ranks #4514 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 28 births.
When was Dakai most popular?
Dakai was most popular in the 2020s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Dakai most popular?
The top states for the name Dakai are Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Dakai been used?
Dakai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dakai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dakota, Dakari, Dakoda, Dakotah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.