How Many People Are Named Dakai?
An estimated 210 people in the United States have the first name Dakai. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Dakai peaked in popularity in 2023 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dakai 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 Dakai paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
210
About 1 in 1,632,164 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2023
28 births
Total Registered
212
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dakai
Dakai is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 212 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dakai as a male name
Ranked #4,440 in 2024
23 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (28 births)
Dakai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dakai span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 106 babies were registered. Dakai remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Dakai by Decade
How has Dakai 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.
Dakai by State
Dakai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dakai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dakai
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dakai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dakai?
We estimate approximately 210 people named Dakai 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 1,632,164 Americans share this first name.
Is Dakai a common name?
Dakai is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 212 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dakai most popular?
Dakai reached peak popularity in 2023, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dakai is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dakai a male name?
Dakai is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dakai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dakai Smith, Dakai Johnson, Dakai 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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