Dakoda is a unisex name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dakoda means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dakoda across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dakoda has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dakoda is a unisex name of Native American (Sioux) origin meaning “variant of Dakota, friend, ally”. A respelling of Dakota, the name of a Sioux people.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,260 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Dakoda per year, United States (1986 to 2025). United States peaked in 2006 (191/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2016 (3/yr).
Dakoda is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2006, when it ranked #2,209 nationally (given to 191 babies that year).
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