Is Dakayla a boy or girl name?

Dakayla is a girl’s name. Of the 501 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Dakayla

Recorded 1995–2025 · United States

Dakayla was most popular in 2006, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,950 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 501 people named Dakayla.

Dakayla over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dakayla’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dakayla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dakayla is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 501 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org