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Dakoda

Dakoda: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“friend, ally”
Origin
Native American
Say it
duh-KOH-duh · 3 syllables
Used for
Both (21% girls, 79% boys since 1880)

Variant spelling of Dakota, from the ethnonym of the Dakota people, often interpreted as 'friend' or 'ally.' As a personal name, this spelling is modern.

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How popular is Dakoda?

202431.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Dakoda in 2024104

2024 rank#1,999 boys

Peak year2006

Total US babies since 18804,174

Dakoda has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Dakoda

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Dakotafriend; ally · Native American
  • Dakotahfriend; ally · Native American
  • Denalithe high one · Native American

Dakoda questions

What does the name Dakoda mean?

Dakoda means "friend, ally". It comes from Native American. Variant spelling of Dakota, from the ethnonym of the Dakota people, often interpreted as 'friend' or 'ally.' As a personal name, this spelling is modern.

Is Dakoda a boy or girl name?

Dakoda is used for both: about 21% of US babies named Dakoda since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Dakoda?

104 US babies were named Dakoda in 2024. Its peak year was 2006.

How do you pronounce Dakoda?

Dakoda is usually pronounced duh-KOH-duh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.