Dakoda
The Story of Dakoda
As a girl name
Dakoda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1991, with 15 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 60 births, good for #2,887 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Dakodas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,345 among girl names with 32 births, rising sharply (+38% over the past five years). In total, more than 952 Dakodas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Dakoda on the record books as a boy name in 1986, with 13 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 153 Dakodas were born — ranking #1,052 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Dakodas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,921 among boy names with 83 births, rising sharply (+32% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Dakodas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Dakoda
Phonetically similar names — useful when Dakoda is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Dakota
- Decode
- Decoded
- Decoder
- Decodes
- Decayed
- Dakotas
- Ducote
- Decoyed
- Dakotan
- Decoding
- Takeda
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Dakoda
Dakoda is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Dakoda's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #921. Use the chart and map above to compare Dakoda'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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