Dakota
A unisex name of Native American (Sioux) origin, meaning friends; allies.
Babies a year
2,330
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#296
down from #272
UK popularity
#490
81 babies · down from #400
How Dakota has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #242 |
| 2016 | #226 |
| 2017 | #231 |
| 2018 | #246 |
| 2019 | #259 |
| 2020 | #258 |
| 2021 | #270 |
| 2022 | #258 |
| 2023 | #262 |
| 2024 | #272 |
| 2025 | #296 |
In 2025, 81 babies in England and Wales were named Dakota. In the US, 2,330 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 6,575 in 1995.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Dakota was most common in 2005, when it went to 0.07% of American babies of that sex.
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