How Many People Are Named Dak?
An estimated 221 people in the United States have the first name Dak. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Dak peaked in popularity in 2017 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dak as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dak paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
221
About 1 in 1,550,925 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2017
44 births
Total Registered
226
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dak
Dak is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 226 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dak as a male name
Ranked #7,850 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (44 births)
Dak: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dak span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 101 babies were registered. While Dak is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dak by Decade
How has Dak tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dak + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dak as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dak
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dak: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dak?
We estimate approximately 221 people named Dak are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,550,925 Americans share this first name.
Is Dak a common name?
Dak is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 226 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dak most popular?
Dak reached peak popularity in 2017, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dak is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dak a male name?
Dak is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dak Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dak Smith, Dak Johnson, Dak Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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