How Many People Are Named Dakota?
people named Dakota are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,589 people in the US has this name
Based on 134,576 babies named Dakota in Social Security records from 1915 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
7,700 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "allies, friends" in the Dakota language. This is the name of a Native American people of the northern Mississippi valley.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Dakota, 31.1% were girls and 68.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Dakota rose from 36.8% in the 1970s to 53.7% in the 2020s. It was lowest in the 1990s, at 16.4%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dakota alive today is about 22 years old, and 76% are under 30. Half of them were between 15 and 29 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dakota first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 1995, to 7,700 babies. In 2025, 2,109 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dakota never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #56, in 1995, and it was in the top 100 for 9 years, 1993 to 2001. In 2025 it ranked #319. Among girls, its best rank was #190, in 2006.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #319 | #296 |
| Best rank | #56 (1995) | #190 (2006) |
| Years in the top 100 | 9 (1993 to 2001) | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #81 in the 1990s | #261 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dakota alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dakota were born in Texas than in any other state: about 9,426 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Dakota was given 3.2 times as often in West Virginia, 2.6 times in Oklahoma and 2.3 times in Arkansas.
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