Unisex name · since 1994
Lakoda
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 185 babies named Lakoda, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,444 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,982 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 185
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
185 babies have been named Lakoda since 1994, making it today's #6982 unisex name.
Lakoda has 185 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6982 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #13,444 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,982 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 185 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakoda ranks #13,444 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,982 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 185 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,444 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,982 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 185
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lakoda's 185 recorded births place it above 70.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Lakoda compares
185 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lakoda's all-time total is 50% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lakoda | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 185 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lakoda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lakoda's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lakoda popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Lakoda popularity over time - girls
99 total births recorded since 1995 (Lakoda as girls' name)
Lakoda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (77 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Lakoda's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Lakoda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 77 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Lakoda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (77 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- 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 Lakoda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Lakoda 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.