Recorded 1990–2020 Unisex name Peak 1998 544 births

Dacoda — boys' name

544 babies named Dacoda in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s2732000s2242010s422020s5
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Dacoda was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

45 babies were named Dacoda in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dacoda

The Social Security Administration has registered 544 babies named Dacoda between 1990 and 2020, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dacoda currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 45 babies received it in a single year. Dacoda is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 116 additional births since 1992.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dacoda performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 273 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dacoda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oregon, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Indiana and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Dacoda in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dacoda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 544 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dacoda at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

544

Since 1990

31 years of records

Peak year

1998

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1990

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2020

Dacoda popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1990

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1998)
45
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
01020304050 20202013200920052001199719931990 10

Dacoda popularity over time — girls

116 total births recorded since 1992 (Dacoda as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 116 births
46810121416 201020082006200420022000199719951992 5

Dacoda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
273 births that decade — 50% of Dacoda's all-time total
1990s2732000s2242010s422020s5

Dacoda by state

Where Dacoda concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Dacoda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oregon
7 1.3%
#2 Indiana
6 1.1%
#3 Missouri
5 0.9%
#4 Ohio
5 0.9%
Oregon share of Dacoda's total US births 1.3%
Even split

7 of 544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dacoda?
544 babies have been named Dacoda since 1990. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1998 with 45 births.
When was Dacoda most popular?
Dacoda was most popular in the 1990s decade with 273 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Dacoda most popular?
The top states for the name Dacoda are Oregon (7 births), Indiana (6 births), Missouri (5 births).
Is Dacoda a unisex name?
Yes, Dacoda is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 544 births, and as a girl's name it has 116 births.
How long has the name Dacoda been used?
Dacoda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 31 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Dacoda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dace, Dacota, Dacari, Dacian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.