How Many People Are Named Lakota?
people named Lakota are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 106,741 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,245 babies named Lakota in Social Security records from 1978 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
148 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lakota, 52.2% were girls and 47.8% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1990s: 53.9% of the babies were girls then and 51.4% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lakota alive today is about 18 years old, and 87% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 26 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lakota first appears in the records in 1978 and was given most often in 1997, to 148 babies. In 2025, 69 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1978 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lakota has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,857, in 1997. In 2025 it ranked #3,680. Among boys, its best rank was #1,528, in 1997.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,680 | #3,907 |
| Best rank | #1,857 (1997) | #1,528 (1997) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,068 in the 2000s | #2,362 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lakota alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lakota were born in Oklahoma than in any other state: about 68 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lakota was given about 21.2 times as often in Oklahoma.
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