Dakota

Given to 134,576 US babies since 1915

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#295

recorded as girls

22 since 2024

#319

recorded as boys

7 since 2024

Babies in 2025

2,109

girls 1,035 · boys 1,074

Peak year

1995

6,575 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

134,576

since 1915

Born a Dakota? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Dakota was most popular in 1995, when 6,575 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,074 babies were named Dakota, ranking #319 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	1,035	295	1,074	319
2024	1,160	273	1,060	326
2023	1,191	262	1,017	328
2022	1,210	259	945	347
2021	1,163	270	958	339
2020	1,175	257	920	346
2019	1,269	259	973	344
2018	1,322	246	944	349
2017	1,362	231	1,000	340
2016	1,417	227	874	376
2015	1,334	242	943	356
2014	1,149	283	894	357
2013	1,089	293	905	350
2012	1,039	307	961	328
2011	1,068	294	1,031	312
2010	1,142	285	1,142	292
2009	1,198	274	1,387	251
2008	1,288	266	1,645	226
2007	1,486	239	1,962	202
2006	1,839	190	2,367	172
2005	1,515	225	2,722	147
2004	1,180	277	2,918	137
2003	917	339	3,160	126
2002	952	323	3,487	107
2001	943	330	3,980	93
2000	1,086	296	4,553	88
1999	1,167	269	5,093	77
1998	1,242	246	5,401	72
1997	1,175	250	5,664	66
1996	1,055	274	6,067	58
1995	1,125	252	6,575	56
1994	895	305	5,535	69
1993	724	355	4,411	85
1992	752	346	3,613	103
1991	636	400	2,739	121
1990	380	596	1,551	195
1989	163	1048	824	296
1988	99	1409	554	363
1987	78	1591	430	421
1986	72	1638	320	488
1985	62	1809	109	866
1984	19	3990	60	1174
1983	15	4686	49	1327
1982	13	5209	42	1487
1981	19	4005	29	1899
1980	25	3318	40	1524
1979	20	3777	34	1670
1978	15	4459	55	1203
1977	14	4652	22	2131
1976	11	5215	16	2601
1975	12	4854	14	2751
1974	8	6258	8	3837
1973	11	4871	9	3445
1972	6	7292	13	2659
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