Dacoda
The Story of Dacoda
As a girl name
Dacoda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 14 births, good for #8,518 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 66% of all recorded Dacodas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2010 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 116 Dacodas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Dacoda as a boy name dates back to 1990, when 10 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 45 newborns named Dacoda — #2,068 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Dacodas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2020 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 544 Dacodas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dacoda
Dacoda is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 544 births in the dataset. Dacoda's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #2,068. Use the chart and map above to compare Dacoda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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