boy's name
Dakari
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 4,560
the United States
#837
2025 births
Dakari is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 301 babies in the United States, ranking #837. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2020, when 408 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 11,014 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
Dakari over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 24 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 238 |
| 2000s | 744 |
| 2010s | 1,473 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,042 |
How popular is Dakari?
In 2025, Dakari was given to 301 babies in the United States, ranking #837 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Dakari is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Dakari
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dakari also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dakari over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dakari
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dakari — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dakari
How popular is the name Dakari?
In 2025, Dakari was given to 301 babies in the United States, ranking #837 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Dakari a girl's or a boy's name?
Dakari is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Dakari most popular?
Dakari peaked in 2020, when 408 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Dakari a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dakari currently ranks #837 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.