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Girl name

Dakayla

100% girls · 6 born in 2025

Dakayla has been given to about 501 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 497
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dakayla per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2006 · 36
  • Born in 20256
  • All time501

How popular is Dakayla?

Its best year was 2006, when 36 babies were given the name, ranking 4088th. The typical living American called Dakayla is about 19 years old today.

Names that sound like Dakayla

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Makayla0.89
  2. Jakayla0.89
  3. Makaila0.83
  4. Kayla0.74
  5. Mikayla0.74
  6. Mckayla0.74
  7. Kaila0.71
  8. Cayla0.71

Middle names for Dakayla

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dakayla Rose0.85
  2. Dakayla Louise0.85
  3. Dakayla June0.84
  4. Dakayla Pearl0.84
  5. Dakayla Quinn0.84
  6. Dakayla Nell0.84

Sibling names for Dakayla

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.79
  2. Hallesister · 0.77
  3. Tracebrother · 0.77
  4. Anahisister · 0.77
  5. Palomasister · 0.76
  6. Misaelbrother · 0.76

Where Dakayla is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dakayla White0.80
    2. Dakayla Reyes0.80
    3. Dakayla Nguyen0.80
    4. Dakayla Moore0.80
    5. Dakayla Lee0.80
    6. Dakayla Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dakayla

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.