Dakarai
Dakarai is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Dakarai Allen, American basketball player Dakarai Gwitira, Zimbabwe-born music producer Dakarai Tucker, American basketball player
Meaning & Origin of Dakarai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dakarai is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Dakarai Allen, American basketball player Dakarai Gwitira, Zimbabwe-born music producer Dakarai Tucker, American basketball player
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The Story of Dakarai
Dakarai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 65 Dakarais were born — ranking #2,098 that year. As of 2026, Dakarai ranks #3,816 for baby boys with 29 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 2K Dakarais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Dakarai
Phonetically similar names — useful when Dakarai is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Dakara
- Decry
- Dacron
- Decrown
- Dacry
- Decree
- Decorate
- Decrease
- Decreed
- Decrees
- Decorous
- Decried
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About the name Dakarai
Dakarai is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Dakarai's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #2,098. Use the chart and map above to compare Dakarai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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