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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202008peak #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 2008

  • 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: 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: #1,208 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 12,459 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedWIMichigan: #862 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,343 boysMINew 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: #845 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,658 boysINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #827 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,984 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #2,024 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 36,310 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: #732 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,753 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedVAMaryland: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedKSArkansas: 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: #605 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,572 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: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dakoda, so not publishedHITexas: #1,437 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 18,920 boysTXFlorida: #1,431 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 16,751 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#605 · 1 in 3,572
  2. Missouri#732 · 1 in 5,753
  3. Pennsylvania#827 · 1 in 7,984
  4. Indiana#845 · 1 in 7,658
  5. Michigan#862 · 1 in 7,343

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

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Oklahoma#60561 in 3,572
Missouri#73261 in 5,753
Pennsylvania#82781 in 7,984
Indiana#84551 in 7,658
Michigan#86271 in 7,343
Illinois#1,20861 in 12,459
Florida#1,43161 in 16,751
Texas#1,437101 in 18,920
California#2,02471 in 36,310
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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 2008

girls
#3,710
43 births · 1 in 43,975 girls
boys
#1,374
124 births · 1 in 16,453 boys

Top girls' names in 2008

  1. #1Emma18,830
  2. #2Isabella18,629
  3. #3Emily17,448
  4. #4Olivia17,088
  5. #5Ava17,051
  6. #6Madison17,047
  7. #7Sophia16,091
  8. #8Abigail15,088
  9. #9Elizabeth12,027
  10. #10Chloe11,836
  11. #3,710Dakoda43

Top boys' names in 2008

  1. #1Jacob22,621
  2. #2Michael20,652
  3. #3Ethan20,223
  4. #4Joshua19,231
  5. #5Daniel19,032
  6. #6Alexander18,711
  7. #7Anthony18,417
  8. #8William18,403
  9. #9Christopher17,966
  10. #10Matthew17,604
  11. #1,374Dakoda124
More about 2008

girls

1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 43,975 of them was named Dakoda, which outranked 81.9% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dakoda
  1. #3,645Xenia44
  2. #3,645Zania44
  3. #3,645Zharia44
  4. #3,710Dakoda43
  5. #3,710Aalyiah43
  6. #3,710Aiyanah43
  7. #3,710Alaynah43
  8. #3,779Adella42
  9. #3,779Aicha42
  10. #3,779Airianna42

Tied with 68 names at #3,710; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,375Dayami#10,129 → #754
  2. ↑ 4,524Allisson#4,944 → #420
  3. ↑ 1,019Alisson#1,804 → #785
  4. ↑ 851Milagros#1,579 → #728
  5. ↑ 807Mareli#1,530 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 391Kelis#968 → #1,359
  2. ↓ 390Joselin#755 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 378Tyra#947 → #1,325
  4. ↓ 363Montana#932 → #1,295
  5. ↓ 337Allyssa#988 → #1,325

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

boys

2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 16,453 of them was named Dakoda, which outranked 90.6% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dakoda
  1. #1,361Juancarlos125
  2. #1,361Kylen125
  3. #1,361Rayyan125
  4. #1,374Dakoda124
  5. #1,374Ewan124
  6. #1,374Gus124
  7. #1,374Kaidyn124
  8. #1,380Bret123
  9. #1,380Emir123
  10. #1,380Hernan123

Tied with 5 names at #1,374; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,801Urijah#3,687 → #886
  2. ↑ 1,035Jadiel#1,912 → #877
  3. ↑ 790Aaden#1,132 → #342
  4. ↑ 676Chace#1,337 → #661
  5. ↑ 500Marley#1,263 → #763
Fallers
  1. ↓ 688Kelan#977 → #1,665
  2. ↓ 286Talen#990 → #1,276
  3. ↓ 281Nery#901 → #1,182
  4. ↓ 250Kellan#883 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 250Efren#977 → #1,227

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

See the top 100 for 2008 →