Boys' name · since 1973
Dakarai
Dakarai has 1,493 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,968 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,695 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,493
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dakarai is the #3695 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,493 recorded since 1973.
Dakarai has 1,493 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3695 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #3,968 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,695 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,493 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dakarai ranks #3,968 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,695 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,493 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,968 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,695 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,493
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dakarai's 1,493 recorded births place it above 91.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dakarai compares
1,493 Top 26% higher than 74% of 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
Dakarai's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dakarai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,493 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dakarai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dakarai splits its recorded history at 2001: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dakarai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Dakarai popularity over time - girls
18 total births recorded since 2001 (Dakarai as girls' name)
Dakarai by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (474 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Dakarai's strongest decade.
474 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Dakarai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
- 1980s 52
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
235 births
- 2000s
2000s
474 births
- 2010s
2010s
456 births
- 2020s
2020s
220 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 474 births (32% of all-time use).
How Dakarai compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dakarai's total volume
Dakarai by state
Where Dakarai concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 64 | 4.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 58 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 50 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 30 | 2.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Texas | | 8 | 0.5% |
64 of 1,493 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Dakarai appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dakarai's data
- Dakarai's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (474 total births) through the 2020s (220) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dakarais (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Dakarai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Dakarai 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.