Dakodah
The Story of Dakodah
As a girl name
Dakodah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2002, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 7 births, good for #13,701 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 59% of all recorded Dakodahs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 44 Dakodahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Dakodah as a boy name dates back to 1993, when 7 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Dakodah — #8,129 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Dakodahs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2020 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 59 Dakodahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Dakodah
Phonetically similar names — useful when Dakodah 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 Dakodah
Dakodah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 59 births in the dataset. Dakodah's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #8,129. Use the chart and map above to compare Dakodah'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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