Dakodah
A unisex name of Sioux origin, meaning friend; a form of Dakota.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Dakodah by the numbers
Dakodah was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Dakota
Like Dakodah, each of these traces back to Dakota: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Dacotafriend or ally; a form of Dakota6 in the US (2017)
- Dakota-Raefriend with ewe lamb; compound of Dakota and Rae5 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dakodah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean friendship
Like Dakodah, each of these has friendship in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ruthfriend or companion1,194 in the US (2017)
- Edwinwealthy friend; prosperity and companionship1,027 in the US (2017)
- Khalilfriend; one who is close128 in England and Wales (2025)
- Karafriend or dear; a form of Cara606 in the US (2017)
- Marvinfamous friend483 in the US (2017)
- Alvinnoble friend; elf friend432 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Dakodah
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