Dakoda
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- da-KOH-da
- Origin
- Native American
- US rank, 2025
- #2,108 for boys
Unisex
Dakoda is a name of Native American origin, meaning “friends, allies”. In 2025 it ranked 2,108th for boys in the US (69 babies).
What does Dakoda mean?
Native American: spelling of Dakota, from the name of the Dakota people
“friends, allies”
A spelling of Dakota, the name of a Sioux people and of two US states.
Is Dakoda a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Dakoda has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls and 69 boys in the US.
How popular is Dakoda in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,108among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 69about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 69 boys in the US were named Dakoda, making it the 2,108th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,872nd. Its busiest year was 2004, with 153 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986. 14 girls were also named Dakoda in 2025 (7,489th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Dakoda in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 17% of the babies named Dakoda in the US were girls.
Dakoda in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | #2,108 |
| 2024 | 79 | #1,970 |
| 2023 | 87 | #1,832 |
| 2022 | 81 | #1,916 |
| 2021 | 57 | #2,372 |
| 2020 | 79 | #1,872 |
| 2019 | 46 | #2,735 |
| 2018 | 71 | #2,028 |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,318 |
| 2016 | 54 | #2,387 |
| 2015 | 62 | #2,189 |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,173 |
| 2013 | 65 | #2,064 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2,131 |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,436 |
| 2010 | 83 | #1,777 |
| 2009 | 91 | #1,707 |
| 2008 | 124 | #1,374 |
| 2007 | 128 | #1,327 |
| 2006 | 131 | #1,273 |
| 2005 | 129 | #1,224 |
| 2004 | 153 | #1,052 |
| 2003 | 95 | #1,398 |
| 2002 | 84 | #1,495 |
| 2001 | 87 | #1,425 |
| 2000 | 102 | #1,268 |
| 1999 | 136 | #1,017 |
| 1998 | 108 | #1,156 |
| 1997 | 126 | #1,011 |
| 1996 | 139 | #933 |
| 1995 | 144 | #918 |
| 1994 | 134 | #949 |
| 1993 | 119 | #996 |
| 1992 | 94 | #1,131 |
| 1991 | 62 | #1,437 |
| 1990 | 40 | #1,904 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,778 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
Nicknames for Dakoda
- Koda 61 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Dakoda
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan Yehuda Koda Aiden Brayden Deacon Takoda Finnegan Hamza Kayden Mustafa Keegan
Names related to Dakoda
More Native American names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dakoda: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dakoda, updated 20 October 2026.