Dakar Name Origin
/dah-kar/-
Senegalese (West African) 50%
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Moroccan (North African) 30%
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French (European) 20%
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Name Details
- First Name: Dakar
- Last Name: N/A
- Name Order: Western
- Gender: Male
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Name Origin
The name 'Dakar' is primarily associated with the capital city of Senegal, which is a West African country. It is also used as a given name in some North African and French contexts, possibly due to cultural or linguistic influences.
Name Trends
This chart shows how many babies were given the name Dakar each year, based on data from the U.S. Government's Social Security Administration (SSA).