Dakari: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “uncertain”
- Origin
- Unknown
- Say it
- duh-KAR-ee · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (95% of all uses)
Dakari has been used in modern naming, sometimes linked to African-sounding forms, but its exact origin is unclear and often inconsistently explained. It may be influenced by names like Dakarai, a Shona name meaning happiness. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Dakari?
Babies named Dakari in 2024322
2024 rank#793 boys
Peak year2020
Total US babies since 18804,225
Dakari is rising: use over the last five years is 3.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Dakari
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Dakari questions
What does the name Dakari mean?
Dakari means "uncertain". It comes from Unknown. Dakari has been used in modern naming, sometimes linked to African-sounding forms, but its exact origin is unclear and often inconsistently explained. It may be influenced by names like Dakarai, a Shona name meaning happiness.
Is Dakari a boy or girl name?
Dakari is mainly a boy's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Dakari?
322 US babies were named Dakari in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.
How do you pronounce Dakari?
Dakari is usually pronounced duh-KAR-ee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.