Recorded 1995–2016 Girls' name Peak 2008 57 births

Dakira — girls' name

57 babies named Dakira in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s402010s6
2000s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Dakira was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

11 babies were named Dakira in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dakira

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Dakira between 1995 and 2016, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dakira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dakira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dakira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dakira 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 57 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.

Dakira at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

57

Since 1995

22 years of records

Peak year

2008

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1995

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2016

Dakira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1995

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2008)
11
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 20162009200820052002200019981995 5

Dakira by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
40 births that decade — 70% of Dakira's all-time total
1990s112000s402010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dakira?
57 babies have been named Dakira since 1995. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2008 with 11 births.
When was Dakira most popular?
Dakira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Dakira been used?
Dakira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 22 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Dakira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dakota, Dakotah, Dakoda, Dakayla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.