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Dacoda

♂ Boy

Pronounced duh-KOH-tuh /dəˈkoʊ.tə/High

Meaning: Dacoda is a respelling of Dakota, from the Dakota (Sioux) word meaning 'friend' or 'ally', the self-name of the Dakota people; it moved into use as a given name and here takes a phonetic spelling.Medium

In 30 seconds: Dacoda is a respelling of Dakota, a Sioux word for 'friend' or 'ally' (said 'duh-KOH-tuh').
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Origin MediumSioux, American
MeaningDacoda is a respelling of Dakota, from the Dakota (Sioux) word meaning 'friend' or 'ally', the self-name of the Dakota people; it moved into use as a given name and here takes a phonetic spelling.
U.S. rank (2020)#12423 ↘ Falling
2020 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1998
Total births (all-time)≈ 544

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199819902020

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Dacoda keeps the sound of Dakota, whose root is the Dakota or Sioux word for 'friend' and 'ally', and which also names the people and the two states. The c-spelling is a personalized American variant of a popular place-and-tribe name.

It stayed rare while Dakota was fashionable, cresting in the late nineteen-nineties at just a few dozen boys a year; it reads as a spelling variant of a modern favorite and carries Dakota's 'friend, ally' sense.

Did you know? Dacoda rode the nineteen-nineties Dakota trend with a fresh spelling, peaking around 1998 at only a few dozen boys a year.
Overall data confidence 60%
References — Dacoda — Dakota respelling; Sioux 'friend/ally'

Variations

DakotaDakodaDacota

Nicknames

CodyDak

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If you like Dacoda…

Dakoda— a sister respelling with the same sound
Cody— a like Western-flavored boys' name of the era
Cheyenne— another Native-derived place-and-tribe name
Lakoda— a fellow Sioux choice
Damarri— a similarly popular pick

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Dacoda mean?

Dacoda is a spelling of Dakota, from the Sioux word for 'friend' or 'ally'.

How do you pronounce Dacoda?

It's said duh-KOH-tuh /dəˈkoʊ.tə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Dacoda a boy or girl name?

Dacoda is used here as a boy's name, though Dakota is unisex.

How popular is Dacoda?

Dacoda is a rare spelling of Dakota, seen mostly in the late nineteen-nineties.

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