Dakori
A feminine Japanese name meaning "soaring gracefully" or "precious bird in flight".
Name Census estimates that about 7 living Americans carry the first name Dakori. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dakori today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dakori births was 2008 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dakori. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Dakori. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
7
~ 1 in 48,964,905 Americans
Peak year
2008
7 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2008 SSA rank
#10,095
Tracked since 2008
Popularity
Dakori: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Dakori by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dakori during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Dakori
The name Dakori has its origins in the ancient Akkadian language, which was spoken by the Semitic people of Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) during the third and second millennia BCE. The name is derived from the Akkadian words "da" meaning "to give" and "kori" meaning "light" or "brightness," suggesting that Dakori may have been a name given to children who were seen as bringing light or hope into the world.
In the early cuneiform tablets and clay tablets found in the ruins of ancient Mesopotamian cities like Ur and Babylon, scholars have discovered some of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dakori. These tablets, dating back to around 2000 BCE, provide evidence of the name's use among the Akkadian and Sumerian peoples of the region.
One of the earliest known historical figures to bear the name Dakori was a prominent Akkadian priestess who lived in the city of Nippur around 1800 BCE. She was renowned for her wisdom and her dedication to the worship of the Mesopotamian deities, particularly the goddess Inanna.
In the ancient Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest surviving works of literature, there is a minor character named Dakori who is described as a skilled scribe and advisor to King Gilgamesh himself. This reference dates back to around 1300 BCE and suggests that the name Dakori carried a certain level of prestige and scholarly connotations in ancient Mesopotamian society.
Another notable figure in history who bore the name Dakori was a renowned architect and engineer who lived in the city of Uruk during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BCE. He is credited with overseeing the construction of several impressive structures, including the famous Ishtar Gate and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which were considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
During the Hellenistic period, there was a Greek philosopher and mathematician named Dakori who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, around 300 BCE. He was a student of the renowned scholar Euclid and made significant contributions to the field of geometry, particularly in the study of conic sections.
In the 9th century CE, there was an influential Persian poet and scholar named Dakori who lived in the city of Shiraz during the Abbasid Caliphate. His works, which explored themes of love, mysticism, and the beauty of nature, were highly celebrated and continue to be studied and appreciated by scholars of Persian literature to this day.
People
Dakori + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dakori as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dakori: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dakori?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 7 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dakori going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 48,964,905 US residents.
Is Dakori a common name?
We classify Dakori as "Very Rare". It ranks above 23.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 7 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dakori most popular?
The single biggest year for Dakori was 2008, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dakori is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dakori in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dakori a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dakori in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Dakori still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dakori in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dakori can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Dakori as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.