Dakoda is an uncommon variant of Dakota that peaked in 2006 and has grown less common since.
Dakoda is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,114 among boys (69) and #7,578 among girls (14) — overall #4,013 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | 83 | #7,578 | #2,114 |
| 2024 | 106 | 106 | #4,927 | #1,975 |
| 2023 | 127 | 127 | #3,782 | #1,837 |
| 2022 | 106 | 106 | #5,202 | #1,922 |
| 2021 | 86 | 86 | #4,645 | #2,382 |
| 2020 | 103 | 103 | #5,197 | #1,878 |
| 2019 | 68 | 68 | #5,653 | #2,740 |
| 2018 | 88 | 88 | #6,871 | #2,034 |
| 2017 | 77 | 77 | #5,878 | #2,325 |
| 2016 | 86 | 86 | #4,447 | #2,391 |
| 2015 | 84 | 84 | #5,875 | #2,195 |
| 2014 | 86 | 86 | #5,510 | #2,180 |
| 2013 | 89 | 89 | #5,529 | #2,074 |
| 2012 | 93 | 93 | #4,745 | #2,140 |
| 2011 | 76 | 76 | #5,408 | #2,444 |
| 2010 | 118 | 118 | #4,218 | #1,783 |
| 2009 | 136 | 136 | #3,576 | #1,709 |
| 2008 | 167 | 167 | #3,725 | #1,374 |
| 2007 | 165 | 165 | #4,149 | #1,327 |
| 2006 | 191 | 191 | #2,892 | #1,275 |
| 2005 | 170 | 170 | #3,601 | #1,225 |
| 2004 | 182 | 182 | #4,626 | #1,053 |
| 2003 | 117 | 117 | #5,464 | #1,401 |
| 2002 | 105 | 105 | #5,499 | #1,500 |
| 2001 | 108 | 108 | #5,414 | #1,433 |
| 2000 | 127 | 127 | #4,683 | #1,273 |
| 1999 | 153 | 153 | #5,979 | #1,020 |
| 1998 | 130 | 130 | #4,828 | #1,163 |
| 1997 | 149 | — | #4,546 | #1,013 |
| 1996 | 157 | — | #5,327 | #935 |
| 1995 | 163 | — | #5,064 | #922 |
| 1994 | 148 | — | #6,395 | #952 |
| 1993 | 127 | — | #9,774 | #1,001 |
| 1992 | 107 | — | #6,731 | #1,137 |
| 1991 | 77 | — | #6,013 | #1,445 |
| 1990 | 40 | — | — | #1,910 |
| 1989 | 22 | — | — | #2,806 |
| 1988 | 18 | — | — | #2,989 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | — | #3,772 |
| 1986 | 13 | — | — | #3,480 |