Dakin — boys' name

What the Data Says About Dakin

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Dakin between 1975 and 2012, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dakin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dakin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dakin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dakin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 63 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.