How Many People Are Named Dakoda?
An estimated 4,112 people in the United States have the first name Dakoda. It is used for both genders, with 78.7% male. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Dakoda peaked in popularity in 2006 with 191 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dakoda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dakoda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,112
About 1 in 83,355 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
78.7% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2006
191 births
Total Registered
4,174
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dakoda
Dakoda is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (78.7%) and females (21.3%). Out of 4,174 total births registered, 3,285 were male and 889 were female.
Dakoda as a male name
Ranked #1,994 in 2024
77 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (153 births)
Dakoda as a female name
Ranked #4,905 in 2024
27 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (60 births)
Dakoda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dakoda span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,468 babies were registered. While Dakoda is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dakoda by Decade
How has Dakoda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dakoda by State
Birth registrations for Dakoda span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Michigan. The lowest are in Minnesota, Louisiana, South Carolina. On average, about 55 Dakodas were registered per state.
Dakoda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dakoda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dakoda
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dakoda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dakoda?
We estimate approximately 4,112 people named Dakoda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 83,355 Americans share this first name.
Is Dakoda a common name?
Dakoda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,174 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dakoda most popular?
Dakoda reached peak popularity in 2006, when 191 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dakoda is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dakoda a male name?
Dakoda is predominantly male. 78.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dakoda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dakoda Smith, Dakoda Johnson, Dakoda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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