Dakoda

“Variant of Dakota — Ally, friend — from the Dakota people's own name” — Dakota (Siouan), via the placename Dakota origin

Boy's name · #2114 in the US (2025) · 90s

Dakoda reached #922 in 1995 and has eased to #2114 since. About 3,400 boys have carried it since 1986.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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