Gender
Origin
- American
- Friend: ally. Tribal name.
- Native American
- To be considered a friend, ally; name of a group of tribes more familiarly known as the Sioux
Syllables
3
Themes
- Nature
- Place
- Word
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Dakota
Pronunciation
d(a)-ko-ta
Famous People
Actress Dakota Fanning
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, Daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #56, 6,575 births); most recent 2025 (rank #319, 1,074 births)
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #190, 1,838 births); most recent 2025 (rank #295, 1,035 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,074 | 1,035 |
| 2024 | 1,053 | 1,155 |
| 2023 | 1,014 | 1,189 |
| 2022 | 941 | 1,209 |
| 2021 | 954 | 1,162 |
| 2020 | 918 | 1,174 |
| 2019 | 973 | 1,269 |
| 2018 | 942 | 1,321 |
| 2017 | 999 | 1,360 |
| 2016 | 874 | 1,417 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #1274, 20 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1538, 17 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #400, 108 births); most recent 2025 (rank #490, 81 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 81 |
| 2024 | 12 | 108 |
| 2023 | 17 | 77 |
| 2022 | 13 | 74 |
| 2021 | 12 | 92 |
| 2020 | 20 | 77 |
| 2019 | 6 | 104 |
| 2018 | 8 | 105 |
| 2017 | 7 | 97 |
| 2016 | 9 | 106 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #1759, 19 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2145, 13 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 13 |
| 2022 | – | 8 |
| 2021 | – | 11 |
| 2020 | – | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | – | 9 |
| 2017 | – | 18 |
| 2016 | – | 19 |
| 2015 | – | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #518, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #460, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #850, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 3 |
| 2024 | – | 6 |
| 2023 | – | 5 |
| 2022 | – | 6 |
| 2021 | – | 8 |
| 2020 | – | 5 |
| 2019 | – | 8 |
| 2018 | – | 8 |
| 2017 | – | 5 |
| 2016 | – | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #234, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #324, 10 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #175, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #334, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #74, 70 births); most recent 2022 (rank #532, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #126, 26 births); most recent 2021 (rank #504, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | 6 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 |
| 2020 | – | 5 |
| 2019 | 7 | – |
| 2018 | – | 5 |
| 2017 | – | 7 |
| 2016 | 9 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 |
| 2014 | – | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence