Girls' name · since 1995
Dakira
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 57 babies named Dakira, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,426 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 57
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dakira sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 57 recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dakira has been recorded 57 times among girls since 1995, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2016.
- #33,426 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 57 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dakira ranks #33,426 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #33,426 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 57
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dakira's 57 recorded births place it above 53.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dakira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dakira splits its recorded history at 2005: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dakira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2016
- Peak year (2008)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Dakira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (40 births, 70% of the file).
2000s was Dakira's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Dakira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 40 births (70% of all-time use).
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- Dakira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Dakira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1995–2016 (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 Dakira 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.