Dakoda
Dakoda was the 2114th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 922nd; the most babies were born in 2004 (153). Over the last ten years it has moved up 81 places. More babies were named Dakoda in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,114 boys, down 236 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 69boys
- Girls and boys
- 27% girls, 73% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2004153 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,260babies recorded
Dakoda popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,578 | #2,114 | 14 | 69 |
| 2020 | #5,197 | #1,878 | 24 | 79 |
| 2010 | #4,218 | #1,783 | 35 | 83 |
| 2000 | #4,683 | #1,273 | 25 | 102 |
| 1990 | — | #1,910 | — | 40 |
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How popular is Dakoda, counting every spelling?
Dakoda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dakoda?
69 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dakoda (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dakoda born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 122 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dakoda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dakoda?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Dakoda are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 13 and 29. That makes Dakoda mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dakoda by state
How common Dakoda was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (1.9×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Dakoda
How popular is the name Dakoda?
Dakoda was the 2114th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 922nd; the most babies were born in 2004 (153). Over the last ten years it has moved up 81 places. More babies were named Dakoda in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Dakoda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 27% girls, 73% boys given the name Dakoda in the US.
Where is Dakoda most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dakoda was most common in North Carolina (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and South Carolina.