Given name
Dakarai
“filled with happiness”
Dakarai is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “filled with happiness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “filled with happiness.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dakarai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,511
- 1,493 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 65 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,680 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,680 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 22.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 65 in 2009. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 990 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dakarai’s family of names
Dakarai may belong to the same name family as DAKARRAI. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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