Lakota is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1997 and has grown less common since.
Lakota is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,681 among girls (41) and #3,908 among boys (28) — overall #4,534 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | 69 | #3,681 | #3,908 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | #5,094 | #3,655 |
| 2023 | 83 | 83 | #3,951 | #2,826 |
| 2022 | 71 | 71 | #4,163 | #3,311 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | #4,686 | #4,080 |
| 2020 | 83 | 83 | #3,367 | #3,104 |
| 2019 | 77 | 77 | #4,116 | #2,920 |
| 2018 | 73 | 73 | #4,116 | #3,079 |
| 2017 | 82 | 82 | #3,420 | #3,227 |
| 2016 | 79 | 79 | #3,966 | #2,914 |
| 2015 | 91 | 91 | #3,414 | #2,745 |
| 2014 | 99 | 99 | #3,521 | #2,388 |
| 2013 | 112 | 112 | #2,748 | #2,507 |
| 2012 | 112 | 112 | #2,793 | #2,539 |
| 2011 | 83 | 83 | #3,969 | #2,687 |
| 2010 | 79 | 79 | #3,923 | #2,942 |
| 2009 | 112 | 112 | #3,024 | #2,371 |
| 2008 | 84 | 84 | #3,296 | #3,393 |
| 2007 | 100 | 100 | #3,112 | #2,747 |
| 2006 | 119 | 119 | #3,037 | #2,090 |
| 2005 | 122 | 122 | #2,772 | #2,026 |
| 2004 | 93 | 93 | #3,785 | #2,149 |
| 2003 | 96 | 96 | #3,324 | #2,144 |
| 2002 | 95 | 95 | #3,043 | #2,237 |
| 2001 | 94 | 94 | #2,945 | #2,265 |
| 2000 | 100 | 100 | #2,474 | #2,509 |
| 1999 | 112 | 112 | #2,357 | #1,980 |
| 1998 | 116 | 116 | #2,328 | #1,826 |
| 1997 | 148 | — | #1,860 | #1,531 |
| 1996 | 125 | — | #2,117 | #1,626 |
| 1995 | 108 | — | #2,142 | #1,903 |
| 1994 | 83 | — | #2,645 | #2,241 |
| 1993 | 68 | — | #3,637 | #2,113 |
| 1992 | 46 | — | #4,783 | #2,784 |
| 1991 | 50 | — | #3,587 | #3,179 |
| 1990 | 21 | — | #6,682 | #6,169 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | #10,307 | #7,502 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #11,113 | — |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #12,302 | #7,640 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #9,064 | — |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,624 | — |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,473 |