Dakoda

#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · #2,108 for boys in 2025, 69 births
Given to boys 78.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1995 · 144 births
Debut · boys
13 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,356
since 1986

Dakoda over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #2,887, 2006peak #921, 1995girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,49114#2,10869
2024#4,89327#1,97079
2023#3,76340#1,83287
2022#5,17225#1,91781
2021#4,60729#2,37357
2020#5,16824#1,87279
2019#5,61222#2,73646
2018#6,79217#2,02971
2017#5,82121#2,31956
2016#4,42332#2,38754
2015#5,83322#2,18962
2014#5,45624#2,17562
2013#5,48624#2,06565
2012#4,70730#2,13263
2011#5,35825#2,43751
2010#4,18035#1,77883
2009#3,56145#1,70891
2008#3,71043#1,374124
2007#4,13137#1,327128
2006#2,88760#1,273131
2005#3,58741#1,225129
2004#4,60129#1,053153
2003#5,41922#1,40095
2002#5,44421#1,49884
2001#5,36421#1,42987
2000#4,64925#1,271102
1999#5,89617#1,019136
1998#4,79622#1,159108
1997#4,50823#1,013126
1996#5,28018#935139
1995#5,01919#921144
1994#6,31914#952134
1993#9,5598#1,000119
1992#6,65213#1,13594
1991#5,94915#1,44362
1990—#1,90940
1989—#2,78422
1988—#2,96118
1987—#3,73112
1986—#3,44013
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First appearance
1986

The first year at least five boys were named Dakoda! It came in at #3,440, and was given to 13 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1986–1988, when fewer than 19 boys a year got the name.

Where Dakoda is popular in 1995

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedNHWashington: #470 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,149 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedINOhio: #598 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 7,989 boysOHPennsylvania: #588 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 7,876 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,089 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 20,006 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #464 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,899 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #624 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,645 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedNMKansas: #385 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,042 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #354 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,430 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedALGeorgia: #869 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,685 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedHITexas: #1,160 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 19,138 boysTXFlorida: #997 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 14,150 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#354 · 1 in 2,430
  2. Kansas#385 · 1 in 3,042
  3. Missouri#464 · 1 in 4,899
  4. Washington#470 · 1 in 4,149
  5. Pennsylvania#588 · 1 in 7,876

Best ever in a state: #227 in West Virginia, 1993.

Show every state
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Oklahoma#35481 in 2,430
Kansas#38551 in 3,042
Missouri#46471 in 4,899
Washington#47081 in 4,149
Pennsylvania#58891 in 7,876
Ohio#59891 in 7,989
Virginia#62461 in 6,645
Georgia#86951 in 9,685
Florida#99761 in 14,150
California#1,089131 in 20,006
Texas#1,16081 in 19,138
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Dakoda
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 138 spots since 2024 (#1,970 → #2,108)
  • 236 spots since 2020 (#1,872 → #2,108)
  • 81 spots since 2015 (#2,189 → #2,108)
  • Biggest jump: 135 spots in 1993 (#1,135 → #1,000)
  • Biggest drop: 78 spots in 1997 (#935 → #1,013)
Rise & fade · boys
9 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1986
  • Peaked 1995 at #921 (144 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 4 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 4 yrs · run 1993–1996
Share of babies · boys
1 in 12,974
  • Highest: 1 in 12,974 boys born in 2004 were named Dakoda (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 24,755 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #921 in 1995, was only 1 in 13,220 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 33.5% of all boys named Dakoda (1,124) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1980s65#2,784 (1989)#3,229
1990s1,102#921 (1995)#1,149
2000s1,124#1,053 (2004)#1,356
2010s613#1,778 (2010)#2,225
2020s452#1,832 (2023)#2,012

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dakoda in 1995

girls
#5,019
19 births · 1 in 92,555 girls
boys
#921
144 births · 1 in 13,220 boys

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #5,019Dakoda19

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #921Dakoda144
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 92,555 of them was named Dakoda, which outranked 68.1% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dakoda
  1. #4,846Vy20
  2. #4,846Yashira20
  3. #4,846Zia20
  4. #5,019Dakoda19
  5. #5,019Aaliya19
  6. #5,019Abbygale19
  7. #5,019Aislynn19
  8. #5,221Adrina18
  9. #5,221Aissa18
  10. #5,221Akela18

Tied with 201 names at #5,019; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 13,220 of them was named Dakoda, which outranked 91.1% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dakoda
  1. #917Chester145
  2. #917Gregorio145
  3. #917Harvey145
  4. #921Dakoda144
  5. #921Armani144
  6. #921Easton144
  7. #921Jamaal144
  8. #926Ervin143
  9. #926Lyle143
  10. #926Ryder143

Tied with 4 names at #921; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,703Tristin#2,307 → #604
  2. ↑ 1,494Raekwon#2,082 → #588
  3. ↑ 1,357Tristian#2,219 → #862
  4. ↑ 1,269Triston#1,795 → #526
  5. ↑ 1,186Rashaan#2,123 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Shyheim#817 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 335Ryne#897 → #1,232
  3. ↓ 251Daulton#792 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 247Demetri#886 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 242Jerrell#917 → #1,159

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1995 →