Is Dakari a boy or girl name?
Dakari is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 316 boys were named Dakari, so 1.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.6% of the 4,225 US babies named Dakari were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #793
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,823
- Babies named Dakari since 1974
- 4,225
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 408 babies
Boys and girls named Dakari, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 233 | 5 | 2.1% |
| 2000s | 696 | 48 | 6.5% |
| 2010s | 1,383 | 90 | 6.1% |
| 2020s | 1,690 | 51 | 2.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 316 | #793 | 6 | #13,823 |
| 2023 | 334 | #770 | 8 | #11,408 |
| 2022 | 322 | #786 | 12 | #8,641 |
| 2021 | 322 | #775 | 13 | #8,133 |
| 2020 | 396 | #666 | 12 | #8,514 |
| 2019 | 247 | #887 | 14 | #7,828 |
| 2018 | 235 | #915 | 13 | #8,252 |
| 2017 | 160 | #1,172 | 8 | #11,902 |
| 2016 | 117 | #1,468 | 8 | #12,039 |
| 2015 | 114 | #1,469 | 8 | #12,103 |
| 2014 | 106 | #1,515 | 10 | #10,317 |
| 2013 | 101 | #1,558 | 7 | #13,504 |
| 2012 | 139 | #1,267 | 6 | #15,418 |
| 2011 | 77 | #1,837 | 8 | #12,436 |
| 2010 | 87 | #1,743 | 8 | #12,561 |
| 2009 | 94 | #1,669 | 6 | #15,686 |
| 2008 | 85 | #1,762 | 7 | #14,191 |
| 2007 | 82 | #1,784 | 6 | #15,954 |
| 2006 | 78 | #1,775 | 5 | #17,764 |
| 2005 | 72 | #1,809 | 7 | #13,332 |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,633 | 7 | #13,085 |
| 2003 | 56 | #2,034 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 45 | #2,303 | 5 | #16,009 |
| 2001 | 56 | #1,938 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,059 | 5 | #15,605 |
| 1999 | 36 | #2,473 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,129 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,267 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,222 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,117 | 5 | #13,919 |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,043 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,059 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,369 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,535 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,063 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,177 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,233 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,018 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,773 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,733 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dakari reached #666 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #7,828 in 2019. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dakari
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.