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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202004peak #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 2004

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedWAIdaho: #315 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,445 boysIDMontana: 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: #810 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,017 boysMINew York: #1,658 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 21,950 boysNYMassachusetts: 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: #1,048 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 13,333 boysOHPennsylvania: #1,011 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 12,685 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,585 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 28,014 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: #566 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,847 boysMOKentucky: #604 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,389 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #519 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,879 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: #490 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,315 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedARTennessee: #656 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,987 boysTNNorth Carolina: #928 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,192 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #735 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,096 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedMSAlabama: #616 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,706 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedHITexas: #1,341 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 19,904 boysTXFlorida: #916 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 9,561 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#315 · 1 in 1,445
  2. Kansas#490 · 1 in 3,315
  3. Virginia#519 · 1 in 3,879
  4. Missouri#566 · 1 in 4,847
  5. Kentucky#604 · 1 in 4,389

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#31561 in 1,445
Kansas#49051 in 3,315
Virginia#519111 in 3,879
Missouri#56671 in 4,847
Kentucky#60451 in 4,389
Alabama#61651 in 4,706
Tennessee#65661 in 5,987
Louisiana#73551 in 5,096
Michigan#81071 in 8,017
Florida#916101 in 9,561
North Carolina#92851 in 10,192
Pennsylvania#1,01151 in 12,685
Ohio#1,04851 in 13,333
Texas#1,34191 in 19,904
California#1,58591 in 28,014
New York#1,65851 in 21,950
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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 2004

girls
#4,601
29 births · 1 in 63,319 girls
boys
#1,053
153 births · 1 in 12,974 boys

Top girls' names in 2004

  1. #1Emily25,042
  2. #2Emma21,625
  3. #3Madison20,628
  4. #4Olivia16,108
  5. #5Hannah15,614
  6. #6Abigail15,436
  7. #7Isabella15,021
  8. #8Ashley14,377
  9. #9Samantha13,786
  10. #10Elizabeth13,577
  11. #4,601Dakoda29

Top boys' names in 2004

  1. #1Jacob27,911
  2. #2Michael25,470
  3. #3Joshua24,214
  4. #4Matthew22,882
  5. #5Ethan22,210
  6. #6Andrew21,717
  7. #7Daniel21,018
  8. #8William20,237
  9. #9Joseph20,147
  10. #10Christopher19,636
  11. #1,053Dakoda153
More about 2004

girls

1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 63,319 of them was named Dakoda, which outranked 75.6% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dakoda
  1. #4,492Zelda30
  2. #4,492Zeta30
  3. #4,492Ziona30
  4. #4,601Dakoda29
  5. #4,601Abbagail29
  6. #4,601Alainna29
  7. #4,601Aleecia29
  8. #4,707Aarushi28
  9. #4,707Alaisha28
  10. #4,707Alya28

Tied with 105 names at #4,601; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 948Rubi#1,561 → #613
  2. ↑ 607Kaydence#984 → #377
  3. ↑ 548Marin#1,383 → #835
  4. ↑ 543Diya#1,416 → #873
  5. ↑ 479Kadence#869 → #390
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,607Arly#949 → #2,556
  2. ↓ 433Shakira#747 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 414Anais#990 → #1,404
  4. ↓ 365Lisbeth#742 → #1,107
  5. ↓ 274Reanna#990 → #1,264

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

boys

1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 12,974 of them was named Dakoda, which outranked 92.0% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dakoda
  1. #1,049Juancarlos154
  2. #1,049Luc154
  3. #1,049Sebastien154
  4. #1,053Dakoda153
  5. #1,053Davonte153
  6. #1,053Ken153
  7. #1,053Lonnie153
  8. #1,060Yousef152
  9. #1,061Anish151
  10. #1,061Jaedon151

Tied with 6 names at #1,053; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,308Koda#2,238 → #930
  2. ↑ 1,190Tayshaun#2,153 → #963
  3. ↑ 1,006Kanye#1,492 → #486
  4. ↑ 910Kyan#1,497 → #587
  5. ↑ 814Jaidyn#1,630 → #816
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Jahiem#873 → #1,328
  2. ↓ 325Ervin#942 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 323Jahir#809 → #1,132
  4. ↓ 282Jaheim#457 → #739
  5. ↓ 270Sabastian#946 → #1,216

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

See the top 100 for 2004 →