How Many People Are Named Lakoda?
An estimated 264 people in the United States have the first name Lakoda. It is used for both genders, with 64.8% male. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Lakoda peaked in popularity in 2012 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lakoda 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 Lakoda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
264
About 1 in 1,298,312 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
64.8% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2012
36 births
Total Registered
267
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lakoda
Lakoda is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (64.8%) and females (35.2%). Out of 267 total births registered, 173 were male and 94 were female.
Lakoda as a male name
Ranked #8,667 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (13 births)
Lakoda as a female name
Ranked #16,550 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (23 births)
Lakoda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lakoda span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 119 babies were registered. While Lakoda is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lakoda by Decade
How has Lakoda 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.
Lakoda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lakoda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lakoda
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lakoda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lakoda?
We estimate approximately 264 people named Lakoda 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 1,298,312 Americans share this first name.
Is Lakoda a common name?
Lakoda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 267 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lakoda most popular?
Lakoda reached peak popularity in 2012, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lakoda is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lakoda a male name?
Lakoda is predominantly male. 64.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lakoda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lakoda Smith, Lakoda Johnson, Lakoda 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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