Boys' name · since 1974
Dakari
4,326 babies named Dakari in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #837 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,326
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
4,326 babies have been named Dakari since 1974, making it today's #837 boys' name.
Dakari has 4,326 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #837 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #1,959 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #837 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,326 born since 1974
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dakari ranks #1,959 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #837 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,326 born since 1974, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #837 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,326
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dakari's 4,326 recorded births place it above 95.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Dakari compares
4,326 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Dakari's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dakari | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,326 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 396 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dakari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dakari splits its recorded history at 2005: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 396 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dakari popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 396
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Dakari popularity over time - girls
200 total births recorded since 1995 (Dakari as girls' name)
Dakari by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,985 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Dakari's strongest decade.
1,985 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Dakari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 233
1990s
233 births
- 2000s 696
2000s
696 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,383 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,985 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,985 births (46% of all-time use).
How Dakari 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 Dakari's total volume
Dakari by state
Where Dakari concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 284 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 237 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 234 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 213 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 211 | 4.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 183 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 180 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 171 | 4.0% |
284 of 4,326 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Dakari appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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- Florida records the most Dakaris (284 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 Dakari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Dakari 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.