Boys' name · since 1970
Dakar
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Dakar, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,295 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dakar sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dakar has been recorded 28 times among boys since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1999.
- #26,295 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dakar ranks #26,295 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,295 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dakar's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dakar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dakar's full recorded timeline at 1976, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dakar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1999
- Peak year (1970)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Dakar by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17 births, 61% of the file).
1970s was Dakar's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Dakar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Dakar's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dakar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1970–1999 (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 Dakar 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.