Dakoda Boy & girl

How popular is Dakoda?

#2,108 boy name in 2025

69 baby boys were named Dakoda in the US in 2025, making it the 2108th most popular boy name. Another 14 girls got the name (#7,489 for girls).

Compare with other names
4,196living people named Dakoda (est.)
20median age of people named Dakoda
4,260babies named Dakoda since 1880
1 in 39,944US babies born in 2025

Dakoda popularity over time

0100200 18801900192019401960198020002020

Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#2,108 for boys (▼ 138 from 2024)
Babies in 202569 boys, 14 girls
10-year trendSteady (+11% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,189 in 2015, #1,872 in 2020
Peak year2004 (153 boys)
Highest rank#918 in 1995
First recorded1986
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)73% boys, 27% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Dakoda is most popular

Babies named Dakoda per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (21 boys)
  2. Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (17 boys)
  3. South Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  4. Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
  5. Washington: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)

Dakoda by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1980s65#2,778
1990s1,102#918
2000s1,124#1,052
2010s613#1,777
2020s452#1,832

Boy names about as popular as Dakoda

Questions

Is Dakoda a boy or girl name?
Dakoda is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 73% of babies named Dakoda were boys and 27% were girls.
How popular is the name Dakoda?
69 baby boys were named Dakoda in the US in 2025, making it the 2108th most popular boy name. Another 14 girls got the name (#7,489 for girls).
When was Dakoda most popular?
Dakoda peaked in 2004, when 153 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #918 in 1995.
How many people are named Dakoda?
4,260 babies have been named Dakoda in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,196 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
Where is Dakoda most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Dakoda was most common in North Carolina, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.