unisex NAME · CURRENTLY #296

Dakota

duh-KOH-tuh

“allies”

A place-associated name derived from the name of the Dakota people and region.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Dakota has traveled through time

81915 131960 91965 91970 261975 651980 1711985 1,9311990 7,7001995 5,6392000 4,2372005 2,2842010 2,2772015 2,0952020 2,1092025
LATEST YEAR20252,109 births
PEAK RANK#56in 1995
CURRENT USAGE49.1% F50.9% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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