Dakotah is an uncommon variant of Dakota that peaked in 1994 and has since faded.
Dakotah is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,969 among boys (27) and #4,090 among girls (35) — overall #4,859 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | 62 | #4,090 | #3,969 |
| 2024 | 77 | 77 | #2,942 | #4,733 |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | #4,130 | #5,712 |
| 2022 | 79 | 79 | #2,829 | #5,063 |
| 2021 | 88 | 88 | #2,649 | #4,391 |
| 2020 | 74 | 74 | #3,101 | #4,303 |
| 2019 | 78 | 78 | #3,183 | #3,815 |
| 2018 | 92 | 92 | #2,971 | #3,118 |
| 2017 | 99 | 99 | #3,025 | #2,722 |
| 2016 | 102 | 102 | #2,911 | #2,735 |
| 2015 | 111 | 111 | #2,481 | #3,039 |
| 2014 | 103 | 103 | #2,818 | #2,818 |
| 2013 | 101 | 101 | #2,734 | #2,965 |
| 2012 | 107 | 107 | #2,715 | #2,828 |
| 2011 | 100 | 100 | #2,955 | #2,809 |
| 2010 | 133 | 133 | #2,204 | #2,691 |
| 2009 | 122 | 122 | #2,975 | #2,124 |
| 2008 | 136 | 136 | #2,639 | #2,094 |
| 2007 | 154 | 154 | #2,314 | #1,982 |
| 2006 | 175 | 175 | #2,465 | #1,512 |
| 2005 | 158 | 158 | #2,640 | #1,515 |
| 2004 | 166 | 166 | #2,533 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 149 | 149 | #2,416 | #1,566 |
| 2002 | 123 | 123 | #3,350 | #1,515 |
| 2001 | 146 | 146 | #2,776 | #1,372 |
| 2000 | 176 | 176 | #2,746 | #1,131 |
| 1999 | 229 | 229 | #1,919 | #976 |
| 1998 | 256 | 256 | #1,850 | #843 |
| 1997 | 222 | — | #2,051 | #902 |
| 1996 | 237 | — | #2,091 | #836 |
| 1995 | 288 | — | #1,736 | #750 |
| 1994 | 290 | — | #1,758 | #728 |
| 1993 | 220 | — | #2,180 | #834 |
| 1992 | 208 | — | #2,085 | #884 |
| 1991 | 133 | — | #2,852 | #1,148 |
| 1990 | 113 | — | #2,815 | #1,307 |
| 1989 | 75 | — | #4,908 | #1,457 |
| 1988 | 50 | — | #5,975 | #1,824 |
| 1987 | 60 | — | #4,701 | #1,617 |
| 1986 | 54 | — | #4,381 | #1,736 |
| 1985 | 34 | — | #7,078 | #2,181 |
| 1984 | 14 | — | #9,392 | #4,643 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #5,036 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | — | #4,584 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | — | #6,231 |