Dakari

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A few things about Dakari you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 5,790 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Dakari, 295 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dakari would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDakari first shows up in US birth records in 1974, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 51 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2020, when it reached #665.
• 📈Then vs nowDakari is 6.9× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 40,161 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 5,790.
• 🍂TrendDakari has slipped 172 places over the last five years and now sits at #837. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedDakari is most popular in Arkansas, where it ranks #353, followed by Maryland (#364) and South Carolina (#414). It's in the top 1,000 in 17 states.

About the name Dakari

Dakari is a boy name. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-ari”. US birth records list Dakari for boys from 1974 to 2025, in 41 of those 52 years. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked #665 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #837, with 295 babies.