Dakota is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1995 and has grown less common since.
Dakota is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #319 among boys (1,074) and #296 among girls (1,035) — overall #318 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,109 | 2,109 | #296 | #319 |
| 2024 | 2,220 | 2,220 | #273 | #326 |
| 2023 | 2,208 | 2,208 | #262 | #328 |
| 2022 | 2,155 | 2,155 | #259 | #347 |
| 2021 | 2,121 | 2,121 | #270 | #340 |
| 2020 | 2,095 | 2,095 | #257 | #346 |
| 2019 | 2,242 | 2,242 | #259 | #344 |
| 2018 | 2,266 | 2,266 | #246 | #349 |
| 2017 | 2,362 | 2,362 | #231 | #340 |
| 2016 | 2,291 | 2,291 | #227 | #376 |
| 2015 | 2,277 | 2,277 | #242 | #356 |
| 2014 | 2,043 | 2,043 | #283 | #358 |
| 2013 | 1,994 | 1,994 | #293 | #350 |
| 2012 | 2,000 | 2,000 | #308 | #328 |
| 2011 | 2,099 | 2,099 | #294 | #312 |
| 2010 | 2,284 | 2,284 | #285 | #292 |
| 2009 | 2,585 | 2,585 | #274 | #251 |
| 2008 | 2,933 | 2,933 | #266 | #226 |
| 2007 | 3,448 | 3,448 | #239 | #202 |
| 2006 | 4,206 | 4,206 | #190 | #172 |
| 2005 | 4,237 | 4,237 | #225 | #148 |
| 2004 | 4,098 | 4,098 | #278 | #137 |
| 2003 | 4,077 | 4,077 | #340 | #126 |
| 2002 | 4,439 | 4,439 | #323 | #107 |
| 2001 | 4,923 | 4,923 | #330 | #93 |
| 2000 | 5,639 | 5,639 | #296 | #88 |
| 1999 | 6,260 | 6,260 | #269 | #77 |
| 1998 | 6,643 | 6,643 | #247 | #72 |
| 1997 | 6,839 | — | #250 | #66 |
| 1996 | 7,122 | — | #274 | #58 |
| 1995 | 7,700 | — | #252 | #56 |
| 1994 | 6,430 | — | #306 | #69 |
| 1993 | 5,135 | — | #355 | #85 |
| 1992 | 4,365 | — | #346 | #103 |
| 1991 | 3,375 | — | #400 | #121 |
| 1990 | 1,931 | — | #596 | #195 |
| 1989 | 987 | — | #1,048 | #296 |
| 1988 | 653 | — | #1,410 | #363 |
| 1987 | 508 | — | #1,593 | #421 |
| 1986 | 392 | — | #1,641 | #488 |
| 1985 | 171 | — | #1,815 | #869 |
| 1984 | 79 | — | #4,033 | #1,179 |
| 1983 | 64 | — | #4,719 | #1,327 |
| 1982 | 55 | — | #5,274 | #1,491 |
| 1981 | 48 | — | #4,033 | #1,905 |
| 1980 | 65 | — | #3,342 | #1,526 |
| 1979 | 54 | — | #3,801 | #1,682 |
| 1978 | 70 | — | #4,490 | #1,205 |
| 1977 | 36 | — | #4,709 | #2,139 |
| 1976 | 27 | — | #5,287 | #2,626 |
| 1975 | 26 | — | #4,912 | #2,780 |
| 1974 | 16 | — | #6,368 | #3,900 |
| 1973 | 20 | — | #4,941 | #3,499 |
| 1972 | 19 | — | #7,474 | #2,690 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #6,119 | — |
| 1970 | 9 | — | — | #3,334 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | — | #4,248 |
| 1966 | 13 | — | #4,949 | #4,060 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | #4,564 | — |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #6,143 | — |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #6,789 | — |
| 1962 | 9 | — | #4,594 | — |
| 1961 | 13 | — | #3,635 | — |
| 1960 | 13 | — | #3,538 | — |
| 1959 | 20 | — | #2,609 | — |
| 1958 | 11 | — | #3,781 | — |
| 1921 | 6 | — | #4,589 | — |
| 1915 | 8 | — | #3,193 | — |