Unisex name · since 1993
Dakodah
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 59 babies named Dakodah, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,967 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 59
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dakodah sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 59 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Dakodah recorded 59 times among boys since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2020.
- #20,967 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 59 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dakodah ranks #20,967 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,967 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 59
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dakodah's 59 recorded births place it above 53.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dakodah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dakodah's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dakodah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2020
- Peak year (2014)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Dakodah popularity over time - girls
44 total births recorded since 2002 (Dakodah as girls' name)
Dakodah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (20 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Dakodah's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Dakodah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dakodah's data
- Dakodah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 2020s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dakodah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dakodah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.