How Many People Are Named Dakotah?
people named Dakotah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 63,753 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,465 babies named Dakotah in Social Security records from 1979 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
290 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Dakotah, 42.7% were girls and 57.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Dakotah rose from 26.8% in the 1980s to 70.1% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dakotah alive today is about 22 years old, and 72% are under 30. Half of them were between 15 and 30 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dakotah first appears in the records in 1979 and was given most often in 1994, to 290 babies. In 2025, 62 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1979 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dakotah has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #727, in 1994. In 2025 it ranked #3,968. Among girls, its best rank was #1,732, in 1995.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,968 | #4,089 |
| Best rank | #727 (1994) | #1,732 (1995) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #882 in the 1990s | #2,092 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dakotah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dakotah were born in Texas than in any other state: about 214 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Dakotah was given 5.5 times as often in Minnesota, 2.8 times in Oklahoma and 2.3 times in Ohio.
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