Dakota
UnisexDakota has been given to 134,576 babies in the U.S. since 1915. It peaked in 1995 and currently ranks #296 for girls and #319 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /dəˈkəʊtə/
Origin: place names
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
134,576
Peak year
1995 (7,700 babies)
Rank in 2025
#296 for girls · #319 for boys
First recorded
1915
10-year trend
▼ -7%
Gender split
31% girls / 69% boys
Famous people named Dakota
Dakota Johnson
American actress (born 1989)
Dakota Blue Richards
English actress
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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