Dakarai
Meaning
"happiness, rejoicing"
Origin: Shona
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #3,781
- Total SSA Count
- 30
- Syllables
- 3
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Dak, Kai
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"happiness, rejoicing"
Origin: Shona
"strength"
Origin: Germanic
Emma is more popular, ranked #2 vs #3781 for Dakarai.
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Emma is more popular, ranked #2 compared to Dakarai at #3781 in the United States.
Dakarai means "happiness, rejoicing" (Shona origin). Emma means "strength" (Germanic origin).
Dakarai is primarily a boy name. Emma is primarily a girl name.