Baby Name Popularity Profile

Dakari

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Dakari.

✦ Rejoice or happiness 🌍 Other Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #837
All-Time Peak Rank #666 Achieved 2020
Total U.S. Births 4,326 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 95.5% Boy / 4.5% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1974 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 396 births in 2020
💡 The Dakari Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Rejoice or happiness
Language Origin Other
Origin Type uncertain
Derived from an African language, possibly Shona, meaning 'rejoice' or 'happiness'.
Common Nicknames
Dax Kari
Pronunciation: DAH-kah-ree
Themes & Categories
Spiritual
Etymology confidence: Medium · Under review

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Dakari across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -25.5%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +158.8%
2015: 114 births 114 2016: 117 births 2017: 160 births 2018: 235 births 2019: 247 births 2020: 396 births 396 2021: 322 births 2022: 322 births 2023: 334 births 2024: 316 births 2025: 295 births 295
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 396 births in 2020
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 36 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 24
1980s: 5
1990s: 233
2000s: 696
2010s: 1,383
2020s: 1,985

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Da-kar-i
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with D, a letter used by only 6.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Maryland
Top States Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina
States with Data 32
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Maryland #368 171 2023 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #416 139 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #484 237 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #682 284 2020 30.3% Decline
North Carolina #626 183 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #502 121 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #607 211 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #819 124 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #429 63 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #547 234 2020 32.0% Decline
Alabama #634 82 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #680 180 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #498 67 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 12 2021 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 15 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #874 72 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #1073 213 2020 32.3% Decline
Missouri #531 62 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin Unranked 39 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky Unranked 32 2023 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1820 140 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #360 19 2025 Insufficient historical volume
California #1718 162 2020 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #943 39 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #1128 75 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 25 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma Unranked 16 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Washington Unranked 10 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona Unranked 7 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 6 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 5 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado Unranked 5 2019 Insufficient historical volume

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