Fun Facts About the Name Dakarii
- 57 babies named Dakarii: U.S. records list 57 babies given the name Dakarii from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Dakarii Mean?
The meaning of Dakarii is not established, and no language of origin has been documented for it. It is a respelling of Dakari, a name used in English-speaking countries, and it shares that name's unresolved etymology. Popular name lists often label it "African" or gloss it as "happy" or "joyful," but they do not name a source language or point to a specific word behind the gloss. A resemblance is sometimes noted between Dakari and Dakarai, a Shona name used in Zimbabwe, but Shona is one language among many in Africa, and no documented link connects the two names. Because no source word can be identified, no literal translation can be given.
Dakarii Name History & Origins
Dakarii is a respelled form of Dakari. The doubled final i follows a common American practice of varying a name's spelling while leaving its sound unchanged, so Dakari and Dakarii are pronounced the same way. In countries such as the United States, Canada, and Britain, one name may circulate as Dakari, Dakarii, or Dakarie with no difference in sound, and the longer spelling is simply one of those written forms. The name has no saint's day, no classical or biblical source, and no traditional naming custom attached to it in the languages where it is used.
How Popular is the Name Dakarii?
Dakarii has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #8,391 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,448 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #11,185 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #8,391 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #9,164 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #8,997 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #12,435 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #12,674 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #11,040 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #12,748 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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