Boys' name · since 2000
Dakhari
Dakhari has 480 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,097 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,981 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 480
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dakhari currently ranks #2981 among boys' names in America, with 480 babies recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dakhari has been recorded 480 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #2981 nationally and more common than 79% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #8,097 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,981 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 480 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dakhari ranks #8,097 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,981 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 480 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,097 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,981 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 480
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dakhari's 480 recorded births place it above 82.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Dakhari compares
480 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Dakhari's all-time total is 30% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dakhari | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 480 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dakhari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dakhari splits its recorded history at 2014: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dakhari popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Dakhari by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (247 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Dakhari's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Dakhari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
177 births
- 2020s
2020s
247 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 247 births (51% of all-time use).
Dakhari by state
Where Dakhari concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 11 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
13 of 480 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Dakharis (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Dakhari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2000–2025 (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 Dakhari 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.