FIRST NAME
Dakota
Dakota is the 325th most common male first name in the United States, recorded for 72,589 men and boys in the latest Census. It is also given to 30,095 women and girls.
AS A MALE NAME · #325 TODAY
2020 CENSUS
72,589
living · #325
BABIES NAMED DAKOTA BY BIRTH YEAR · 1966–2025
20251K
As a male name, Dakota peaked in 1995, when 6,575 babies were named Dakota (the #56 male name that year).
SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (US BIRTHS)
AS A FEMALE NAME · #690 TODAY
1990 CENSUS
2,487
living · #4,077
2020 CENSUS
30,095
living · #690
BABIES NAMED DAKOTA BY BIRTH YEAR · 1915–2025
20251K
As a female name, Dakota peaked in 2006, when 1,839 babies were named Dakota (the #190 female name that year).
SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (US BIRTHS)