Girls' name · since 1995
Dakayla
501 babies named Dakayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,848 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,819 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 501
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dakayla currently ranks #13819 among girls' names in America, with 501 babies recorded since 1995.
Dakayla has 501 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13819 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of girls, 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 1995 to 2025.
- #11,848 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,819 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 501 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dakayla ranks #11,848 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,819 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 501 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,848 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,819 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 501
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dakayla's 501 recorded births place it above 83.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Dakayla compares
501 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Dakayla's all-time total is 33% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dakayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 501 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dakayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dakayla's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dakayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Dakayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (257 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Dakayla's strongest decade.
257 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Dakayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 64
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
257 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 257 births (51% of all-time use).
How Dakayla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dakayla's total volume
Dakayla by state
Where Dakayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 21 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 8 | 1.6% |
21 of 501 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dakayla's data
- Dakayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (257 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Dakaylas (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Dakayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Dakayla 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.